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Unit 4 Practice Questions

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over long periods of time, fossil fuels form deep underground. Which components are related to the formation of fossil fuels?

a)

Lava, sand, and decayed animals

b)

Decayed plants, lave, and minerals

c)

Decayed plants and animals and water from oceans

d)

Decayed plants and animals and sedimentary rock.

2.

The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Sediment

3.

When water, wind, and ice move sediment to new places.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Sedimentary

4.

Weathered pieces of material

a)

Cementation

b)

Compaction

c)

Erosion

d)

Sediment

5.

A type of rock that forms when existing rock is weathered, eroded, and deposited in layers on land or underwater.

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Soft Rock

6.

The process of sediment binding to form sedimentary rock.

a)

Sediment

b)

Erosion

c)

Compaction

d)

Cementation

7.

The process of firmly packing together particles of sediment

a)

Deposition

b)

Compaction

c)

Sediment

d)

Cementation

8.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

petroleum

e)

all of them

9.

What is needed for all fossil fuels to form?

a)

Heat

b)

Pressure

c)

A lot of time

d)

All of these

10.

A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.

a)

Delta

b)

Canyon

c)

U-Shaped Valley

d)

Sand Dunes

11.

Formed when water acts as an agent of weathering and erosion. The water breaks the rocks into sediment and carries the sediment away.

a)

U-Shaped Valley

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Canyon

d)

Delta

12.

Formed by a glacier that carved a deep valley as it slowly moved forward.

a)

Delta

b)

Canyon

c)

U-Shaped Valley

d)

Sand Dunes

13.

A hill or ridge of sand, formed when wind erodes sand and deposits sand in new locations.

a)

Canyon

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Delta

d)

U-Shaped Valley

14.
What is necessary for sand dunes to form?
a)
a loose sand and strong wind
b)
pressure in the Earth
c)
ice glaciers
15.
Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?
a)
A wide valley
b)
A deep ocean
c)
A lava flow
d)
A mountain range
16.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.

____________________ is energy that can be replaced as quickly as it is used.

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

c)

nuclear

d)

kinetic

18.

__________________________ energy is a resource that can NEVER be used up.

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

c)

inexhaustible

d)

potential

19.

_____________________ energy comes from underground pockets of hot water.

a)

hydroelectric

b)

nuclear

c)

solar

d)

geothermal

20.

_________________________ is created when the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electricity.

a)

geothermal energy

b)

biomass energy

c)

wind energy

d)

hydroelectricity

21.

Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy?

a)

solar

b)

wind

c)

biomass

d)

nuclear

22.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
23.
Wind Energy is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
24.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
25.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
26.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
27.
__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydro
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear
28.

The solid form of fossil fuels is _______.

a)

petroleum

b)

crude oil

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

29.

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

a)

considered nonrenewable resources

b)

cause pollution in the atmosphere

c)

are renewable resources

d)

oil, coal and natural gas

30.

The liquid form of fossil fuels is ___.

a)

coal

b)

oil/petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

gasoline

31.

The gas form of fossil fuels is ____.

a)

oil/petroleum

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

heat

32.

Fossil fuels were formed from ____.

a)

the remains of once living organisms.

b)

the earth.

c)

solids, liquids, and gases, made millions of years ago.

d)

sun and water.

33.

This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

steam

34.

Coal is formed from

a)

rocks

b)

a factory

c)

remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

d)

plant remains along with heat and pressure

35.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
Cooling and Hardening
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Compacting and Cementing
d)
Melting
36.
What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?
a)
Bones and Sediment
b)
Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
c)
Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
d)
Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
37.

Label each of the follwowing images as weathering erosion or depostion.

a)Deposition
b)Weathering
c)Erosion
1
2
3
1)
2)
3)

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