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WorksheetsFossil Fuels
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The waste and remains of plants and animals
a)
organic matter
b)
fossil fuel
c)
sedimentary rock
2.
Nonrenewable flammable material made from the buried remains of plants and animals: used for heat and power.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
magma
c)
sedimentary rock
3.
Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments
a)
fossil fuel
b)
coal
c)
sedimentary rock
4.
The action of force by one object against another
a)
heat
b)
pressure
c)
natural gas
5.
A flammable liquid produced from inorganic matter buried under layers of sediment for millions of years
a)
oil
b)
natural gas
c)
coal
6.
A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from organic material buried under sediments and found near oil
a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
oil
7.
Why are oil, natural gas, and coal considered nonrenewable resources?
a)
they have been pressed in the earth
b)
they take millions of years to form
c)
they can be easily found
8.
Oil is found today where there was once an ancient ocean.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
The sun helps from fossil fuels by
a)
giving energy to the organisms that become fossil fuels
b)
heating up the water in the ocean to cause evaporation
c)
heating up the earth's core to form fossil fuels
10.
which is the first step in the formation of oil?
a)
Marine organisms die in the ocean and get buried.
b)
Ocean currents carry organic matter to deeper waters.
c)
Marine animals eat smaller ones.
11.
The formation of fossil fuels takes approximately
a)
100 to 500 years
b)
1000 to 5000 years
c)
millions of years
12.
Fossil fuels need this to form.
a)
heat and pressure
b)
heat, pressure, and time
c)
pressure and time
13.
Fossil fuels form in sedimentary rocks when
a)
sediments turn into oil.
b)
organic matter is squeezed by heat and pressure over time.
c)
rivers deposit organic matter downstream.
14.
Both sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels...
a)
require heat and pressure to form.
b)
are found near volcanoes.
c)
have many layers of sediment.
15.
Fossil fuels include coal, natural gas, and oil.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
Which fossil fuel requires the most heat and pressure to form?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
17.
Fossil fuels are renewable resources.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Fossil fuels cannot be found in a desert today because they were formed where an ocean once was.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
What two processes are necessary to make oil?
a)
organic matter and salt water
b)
heat and pressure
c)
erosion and deposition
20.
Organic matter is
a)
layered sediments that were deposited.
b)
the remains of lilving plants and animals
c)
a tar-like substance found in porous rock
21.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because they can run out.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
In referring to forming fossil fuels, what does compressed mean?
a)
deposited sediments
b)
squeezed sediments
c)
sediments heated by magma
23.
Which fossil fuel forms under the most extreme heat and pressure?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
24.
Which process breaks down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
25.
Which process moves rock sediments?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
26.
Which process deposits rock sediments?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
27.
We can only find oil at the bottom of an ocean today.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Anthracite is another name for coal.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Coal is formed from an area usually dry and mountainous.
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Natural gas can become liquefied and transported to other countries today.
a)
true
b)
false
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