Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels Formation Texas

What are small pieces of rock are called?

• imprint

• weathering

• fossils

• sediment

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Coal was formed where?

• lakes

• swamps

• rivers

• oceans

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Coal was formed from decayed what?

• animals

• plants and animals

• plants

• teeth

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Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of Sedimentary Rock?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of Sedimentary Rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form Sedimentary Rock.

Some students make a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock. The students pour 2 centimeters of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box. Then they add 1 centimeter of gravel. Finally they pour 2 centimeters of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel. Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?

• Sedimentary rock is made of layers.

• Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.

• Sedimentary rock is often limestone.

• Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.

The model below shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

• Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.

• The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

• Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.

• Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.

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The diagram below shows the sequence of the processes that turn solid rock into sandstone. Which two processes best complete this diagram?

• Melting and cooling

• Erosion and compaction

• Compaction and cementation

• Evaporation and dissolving

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Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then –

• buried and squeezed and cemented together.

• melted by the heat of the Earth’s core.

• completely dissolved in salt water in the ocean.

• used by humans as a natural resource.

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In addition to long periods of time, all of the following are necessary for the formation of sedimentary rock EXCEPT –

• extreme heat.

• organic matter.

• various sediment.

• intense pressure.