Fuels and Rocks Task Cards 1-20

1. Which list includes only fossil fuels?

• Sedimentary rock, coal, oil
• Coal, natural gas, oil
• Petroleum, fossils, coal
• Decomposition, cementation, deposition

2. Which process necessary for sedimentary rock formation is represented by the image?

• Decomposition
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction

3. In what type of environment did the organisms that eventually became coal come from?

• Ocean
• Swamp
• Desert
• Volcano

4. According to the diagram, how are sedimentary rock and fossil fuels related?

• Fossil fuels are buried beneath sedimentary rock layers.
• Fossils are found above sedimentary rocks.
• Coal, oil, and gas are sedimentary rocks.
• Sedimentary rocks are broken down into fossil fuels.

5. In what type of environment did the organisms that make up oil and natural gas live in?

• Marine
• Volcano
• Canyon
• Desert

6. Which diagram shows the process by which sedimentary rock is formed?

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7. Which type of environment could form coal if the area is buried for a long time?

• Swamp
• Sea
• Tundra
• Desert

8. What is shown in the diagram below?

• The formation and mining of coal
• The formation of natural gas
• The formation of a volcano
• The formation of igneous rock

9. Which list contains only processes that must occur for oil to form?

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10. Which of the items comes from decaying organisms once buried under sediment and water on the sea floor?

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