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Science Boot Camp - Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel
a)
Coal
b)
Electricity
c)
Oil
d)
Natural Gas
2.
A natural resource made from remains of swamp plants from millions of years ago
a)
gasoline
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
d)
coal
3.
When the weight of new  sediment layers is deposited on top of older layers
a)
erosion
b)
compaction
c)
pressure
d)
weathering
4.

Coal, oil and natural gas formed over millions of years are called

a)

alternative energy

b)

fuel energy

c)

fossil fuels

5.

Students create a science demo by grinding noodles to show a process. Which step are they demonstrating?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

compaction

6.
Organic material inside of sedimentary rock comes from . . . 
a)
animals and plants that perished long ago
b)
a lot of pressure
c)
the deposits of sediment
d)
the ocean
7.
The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks
a)
sticking
b)
pressuring
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
8.
What are the three fossil fuels that form in sedimentary rock?
a)
solar, oil
b)
coal and oil
c)
coal, oil, natural gas
9.
What is the first step in forming coal?
a)
ocean animals buried in sediment
b)
ocean plants buried in sediment
c)
swamp animals buried in sediment
d)
swamp plants buried in sediment millions of years ago
10.
In addition to long periods of time, all of the following are necessary for the formation of fossil fuels EXCEPT- 
a)
extreme heat
b)
organic matter
c)
fresh water
d)
intense pressure
11.
Which of the following answers describes the correct order of the formation of fossil fuels?
a)
coal, plants and animal die, sediments are deposited, pressure, and heat.
b)
Humans create the fossil fuels in a lab. 
c)
Fossil fuel are created through the process of photosynthesis.
d)
plants and animals die, layers of sediment, pressure, heat, time, then coal or oil or natural gas 
12.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
Cooling and Hardening
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Compacting and Cementing
d)
Melting
13.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
14.

Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Sun

15.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
16.

What might a scientist conclude about about the environment, based on the fossils in the sedimentary layers?

a)

A. The land was once a rainforest.

b)

The area was once covered by a desert.

c)

C. The area was once a grassy plain.

d)

D. The area was once near or covered by an ocean.

17.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel.

a)

coal

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

petroleum oil

d)

natural gas

18.

There is a limited amount of fossil fuels.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

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

a)

Melting and cooling

b)

Erosion and compaction

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Evaporation and dissolving

20.

Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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