STAAR® BLITZ: ROCK, FOSSIL FUELS, & NATURAL RESOURCES, DAY 8

Which list shows the correct order of processes needed for sedimentary rock formation?

• A. Deposition, erosion, compaction, cementation, and weathering

• B. Weathering, deposition, compaction, erosion, and cementation

• C. Erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, and deposition

• D. Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation

6. The image shows dead plants and animals covered by sediment in a body of water. What type of fossil fuels could potentially form from this environment AND what other processes would need to occur to form the fossil fuels? Look at the image carefully. Then enter your answer and explanation in the box provided.

• Coal and natural gas; requires heat and pressure over millions of years

• Oil and coal; requires cooling and crystallization

• Natural gas and oil; requires heat and pressure over millions of years

• Coal and oil; requires rapid cooling and solidification

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Which statement best describes the processes of weathering and erosion?

• Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the breakdown of any type of rock into smaller particles and the carrying away of the loose sediments.

• Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for depositing loose sediments on the bottom of the ocean, forming layers of sediment.

• Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the amount of water in a river that transports sediments to the sea.

• Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the transportation, deposition, and compaction of loose sediments on the seafloor.

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Which list contains only processes that must occur in order for fossil fuels to form?

• Formation of faults, burial, glacier formation

• Organism growth, burial, volcanic eruptions

• Organism growth, burial, compaction

• Erosion, burial, earthquakes

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What is the primary source of energy that drives the formation of fossil fuels?

• Wind energy

• Hydroelectric energy

• Geothermal energy

• Solar energy

Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for the formation of fossil fuels?

• Presence of oxygen

• High pressure

• High temperature

• Long time periods

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Which process is responsible for the transformation of organic material into coal?

• Evaporation

• Photosynthesis

• Carbonization

• Metamorphism