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WorksheetsSed Rock, Fossil Fuels
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sediment is...
a)
Broken down bits of rock
b)
Anything that was alive
c)
Formed only in the ocean
2.
The breaking down of rock into sediment is...
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
Starvation
3.
Which of these describes erosion?
a)
The dropping off of rock
b)
The breaking down of rock
c)
The movement of sediment
d)
The fulfillment of a bank loan
4.
The dropping off of sediment is...
a)
Deposition
b)
Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Publication
5.
Which of these best describes what is created by moving water?
a)
Sand dune
b)
Canyon
c)
Mountain
d)
Forest
6.
Which of these processes might create a delta?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Classification
7.
The Appalachian Mountains used to be pointed like the Rockies. What process lead to the roundness of their peaks?
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Lightning Strikes
d)
Mining of the rock
8.
Fossil fuels are formed in which type of rock?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Hard Rock
9.
The oldest layer in sedimentary rock can be found where?
a)
At the top
b)
At the bottom
c)
In the middle
d)
In France
10.
Which of these is needed to create fossil fuels?
a)
Lots of pressure
b)
Heat from within the Earth
c)
Millions of years
d)
All of these
11.
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Olive Oil
d)
Natural Gas
12.
When bits of rocks and minerals are COMPRESSED together to form solid rock, this is which type of rock?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Brown
13.
Which of these is NOT an agent of weathering?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Magnets
d)
Ice
14.
These ripples under water show that...
a)
Waves erode sand
b)
Boats weather rock
c)
The sun deposits dunes under water
d)
Fish lived on land
15.
Fossil fuels come from...
a)
Ancient aliens
b)
Ancient organisms
c)
Ancient Rocks
16.
A glacier moving down a mountain might create which of these landforms?
a)
Canyon
b)
U-Shaped Valley
c)
Delta
d)
Sand Dune
17.
When wind carries, and ultimately drops off sand, what is usually created?
a)
Sand Dune
b)
Delta
c)
Mountain
d)
Canyon
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