Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

What is sedimentary rock?

• Rock that forms from the remains of plants and animals

• Rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together

• Rock that forms from volcanic activity

• Rock that forms from the cooling of magma or lava

What process involves the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface caused by wind, water, ice, or plants?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Compaction

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What is erosion?

• The sticking together of sediments

• The dropping off of sediments in a new place

• The movement of sediment by water, wind, or ice

• The pressing or pushing against something

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What is compaction?

• The process of rotting or decomposing

• The movement of sediment by water, wind, or ice

• Sediments are pressed/squeezed together by the weight of sediments and rocks on top of them

• The dropping off of sediments in a new place

What is cementation?

• The process of breaking down organic matter

• The movement of sediment by water, wind, or ice

• "Gluing sediments together"

• The pressing or pushing against something

What are fossil fuels?

• Renewable resources formed from the remains of living organisms

• Nonrenewable resources formed from the remains of dead plants and animals that have been buried

• Rocks formed from the cooling of magma or lava

• Sediments that are pressed/squeezed together

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What is coal?

• A liquid fossil fuel formed from organic matter buried under layers of sediments for millions of years

• A gaseous fossil fuel formed from organic material buried under sediments found near oil springs

• A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material

• Small particles of rock that have been broken off a larger piece of rock

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What is oil in the context of fossil fuels?

• A gaseous fossil fuel formed from organic material buried under sediments found near oil springs

• A liquid fossil fuel formed from organic matter buried under layers of sediments for millions of years

• A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material

• Small particles of rock that have been broken off a larger piece of rock

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What is natural gas?

• A liquid fossil fuel formed from organic matter buried under layers of sediments for millions of years

• A gaseous fossil fuel formed from organic material buried under sediments found near oil springs

• A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material

• Small particles of rock that have been broken off a larger piece of rock

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What is sediment?

• The process of rotting or decomposing

• The movement of sediment by water, wind, or ice

• Small particles of rock that have been broken off a larger piece of rock

• The pressing or pushing against something