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WorksheetsFossils and Fuels SOL
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
complex hydrocarbon compounds
b)
mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
c)
a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago
2.
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
3.
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Shale
4.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
5.
As pressure and heat are added, this fossil fuel goes from Peat to lignite, then Bituminous and finally to Anthracite.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
6.
A consequence of mining for coal is
a)
Coal dust causes respiratory problems
b)
Coal mines can collapse
c)
Strip mining gets rid of all the soil that plants can use to grow on
d)
All of these
7.
A consequence of drilling for petroleum is
a)
Oil spills can damage ecosystems
b)
It can cause acid precipitation
c)
It can cause respiratory issues
d)
All of the above
8.
A consequence of burning coal is
a)
It releases sulfur dioxide, which combines with water in the air to form acid precipitation
b)
It contaminates water sources
c)
It causes withering away of trees
d)
All of these
9.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
10.
How are fossils created?
a)
Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
b)
Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
Animals get trapped.
d)
All of the above
11.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
12.
The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the sun. The sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by -
a)
heating up the Earth's core where fossil fuels form
b)
generating winds so humans use less fossil fuels
c)
give energy to the living things that become fossil fuels
d)
giving off heat, similar to burning fossil fuels
13.
Finding the fossils of trees in an area that is currently a desert without much life might tell us that the area, millions of years ago -
a)
was heavily eroded by strong winds
b)
received enough rain to support a forest
c)
suffered very powerful earthquakes
d)
was destroyed by the impact of meteorites
14.
Several wooly mammoth fossils have been found. Mammoths, which lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, were covered with thick fur. Based on the evidence, mammoth fossils tell us that the area in which they are found -
a)
has too many humans
b)
no longer has large animals
c)
was, at one time, very cold
d)
receives more rain that it used to
15.
An area is currently a forest. What evidence would best indicate that this area was covered by water millions of years ago?
a)
An increase in rainfall in the forest over time
b)
The presence of plants in the forest that need water to live
c)
Fossils of fish discovered in rock below the forest
d)
Insects in the forest that lay their eggs in the water
16.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
17.
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
a)
extinct
b)
cast
c)
fossil
d)
bone
18.
Which is an imprint fossil?
a)
bone
b)
a cast
c)
petrified wood
d)
an animal track
19.
If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?
a)
what fish are like today
b)
that this fish lacked oxygen
c)
what kind of animal ate this fish
d)
that water once covered the area
20.
Which term describes this fossil?
a)
amber
b)
cast
c)
mold
d)
bone
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