Sedimentary Rock 2nd Quiz

Which prehistoric event led to the formation of oil?

• Pressure from rock layers forming fossils

• Melting and cooling from igneous rocks

• Rapid growth and underground bacteria

• death and burial of microscopic sea life

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Which process helps transform remains of organisms into fossil fuels?

• Compression

• Erosion

• Eruption

• Weathering

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In most parts of the world, if you dig a hole one-meter deep, you will find different layers of dirt. If the layers of dirt have not been disturbed, which layer of dirt is the oldest?

• The deepest layer is the oldest

• The layer with the most rocks

• The layer closest to the Earth's Surface

• The layer with the most fossils

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Coal was produced in the Earth over millions of years of time. Which of the following is NOT a step in the production of coal?

• Peat moss was covered by sediment.

• Pressure caused by layers of sediment squeezed out the water from the peat moss.

• Volcano action brought new soil to the top layer of Earth.

• Peat moss and other plant life died.

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Certain prehistoric events led to the formation of oil. Which of the following was one of those events?

• Microscopic life in the sea died and was buried under sediment.

• Giant wind storms destroyed forests.

• Icebergs melted at the North and South Poles.

• Heavy flooding soaked the Earth's crust.

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are called fossil fuels. Which of the following BEST explains why they are given this name?

• They are found near petrified logs.

• They form in bone-shaped patterns.

• They remain at the surface of the Earth's crust.

• They form from the remains of ancient organisms.

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Coal is formed from dead plant and animal materials that have been covered by

• Stacks of wood

• sheets of ice

• layers of sediment

• gallons of water

Which of the following natural resources is formed from dead animal and plant materials that have been buried and compressed?

• Granite

• Metal Ores

• Natural Gas

• Water

What type of rock is formed by weathering and layering?

• mineral

• ingeous

• sedimentary

• conglomerate

Which of the following processes leads to the formation of fossil fuels?

• horses and cattle eating grass

• water evaporating from the ocean

• rocks weathered into small pebbles

• organisms buried under layers of rock