5.7A Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

What are 3 fossil fuels discussed this year?

• wind, water and ice

• solid, liquid and gas

• petroleum (oil), coal, and natural gas

• solar, hydraulic, and eolic

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The diagram shows how one type of fossil fuel is formed. How should the arrows in the diagram be labeled?

• Pressure and heat

• Erosion and deposition

• Heat and cementation

• Weathering and compaction

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Based on the locations of the oil fields, which statement MOST LIKELY describes the environmental conditions in Texas millions of years ago?

• Texas was once covered by a dry desert.

• Texas was once covered by a shallow sea.

• Texas was once covered by a flat grassland.

• Texas was once covered by a tropical rain forest.

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Many of America's large oil fields are found underground at the Permian Basin in West Texas. An area of the Permian Basin is shown. How did these oil fields form?

• Dead plants and animals were buried for millions of years.

• Plants were eaten by consumers that left fossilized remains.

• Heat caused underground rocks to undergo chemical changes.

• Rocks at the surface of Earth melted and then solidified.

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A diagram of different sections of land is shown. Which action is most likely happening in Section Y in the diagram?

• Wind and rain compacting rock into larger pieces

• Water carrying rocky material to a new location

• Chemicals in water gluing sediments to each other

• Pressure causing layers of sediment to form over time

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A three-step process is shown. Which of these are most likely formed by the process shown?

• Glaciers

• Mountains

• Sand dunes

• Sedimentary rocks

Sediments are transported at different speeds. Which type of sediment transport is the slowest?

• Transport by rivers

• Transport by winds

• Transport by glaciers

• Transport by ocean currents