WorksheetsFormation of Fossil Fuels
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process moves rock sediment?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
2.
Nonrenewable energy resource, such as oil and coal, formed over millions of years from the remains of dead plants and other organisms
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Oil
c)
Pressure
d)
Fossil Fuel
3.
The action of force by one object against another ( in a geyser, hot water escapes from the pressure under layers of the earths crust)
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Pressure
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Oil
4.
Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Oil
c)
Pressure
d)
Sedimentary Rock
5.
The waste remains of plants and animals
a)
Organic Matter
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Pressure
d)
Fossil Fuel
6.
A flammable material, without a definte form, produced from organic materials(remains of marine organisms) buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits
a)
Pressure
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Fossil Fuel
7.
A flammable liquid fossil fuel formed from marine organisms and buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Fossil Fuel
c)
Pressure
d)
Oil
8.
All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT -
a)
decomposed animals
b)
decayed plants
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
active volcanoes
9.
a)
Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.
b)
The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.
c)
Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.
d)
Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.
10.
Erosion is one the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
a)
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
b)
Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
c)
Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
d)
Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.
11.
I lay down rock particles using wind, water, or ice to form sedimentary layers.
a)
sedimentary layers
b)
organic matter
c)
pressure
d)
deposition
12.
I am a solid energy source formed in swampy areas over millions of years.
a)
petroleum
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
d)
coal
13.
I am a pocket of air released from the formation of oil and coal that becomes an energy source.
a)
oil
b)
oxygen
c)
natural gas
d)
coal
14.
I am a push or a pull.
a)
pressure
b)
force
c)
energy
d)
motion
15.
I am the process of organic materials breaking down over time.
a)
decay
b)
weathering
c)
delta
d)
erosion
16.
Small pieces of rock that are moved to a different place by wind, water, or ice is called _______________.
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
decomposition
d)
erosion
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