WorksheetsFossil fuels
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which fossil layer is the youngest?
a)
A. Layer A
b)
B. Layer B
c)
C. Layer C
d)
D. Layer D
3.
Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock. The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box. Then they add 1 cm of gravel. Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel. Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?
a)
A. Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
b)
B. Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
c)
C. Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
d)
D. Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
4.
All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT:
a)
A. Decomposed Animals
b)
B. Decayed Plants
c)
C. Sedimentary Rocks
d)
D. Active Volcanoes
5.
A student creates a model of the formation of fossil fuels by first placing a layer of leaves, representing organic matter, in the bottom of a cup. What step will come next in the model?
a)
A. Pouring water over the leaves to model washing away by rivers.
b)
B. adding sand on top of the leaves to model burial in sediments.
c)
C. Burning the leaves to model the decay of organic matter.
d)
D. Putting the leaves in the freezer to model conditions on top of mountains.
6.
Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then -
a)
A. buried and squeezed and cemented together.
b)
B. melted by the heat of the Earth's core
c)
C. completely dissolved in the salt water of the ocean
d)
D. used by humans as a natural resource
7.
Fossil Fuels form in sedimentary rocks when -
a)
A. plants use the nutrients in the sediments to grow
b)
B. organic matter is buried along with sediments
c)
C. rivers carry sediments down mountainsides
d)
D. sediments are used by humans as a resource
8.
Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then -
a)
A. buried and squeezed and cemented together.
b)
B. melted by the heat of the Earth's core
c)
C. completely dissolved in the salt water of the ocean
d)
D. used by humans as a natural resource
9.
This fossil was found at an excavation site in West Texas. What can a scientist determine about this animal from evidence of the fossil?
a)
A. This animal was a carnivore.
b)
B. This animal was a good swimmer.
c)
C. This animal lived in a cold climate.
d)
D. This animal lived underground.
10.
What kind of organisms form coal?
a)
Zooplankton
b)
Algae
c)
Plants and trees
d)
Animals
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