WorksheetsNatural Resources and Formation of Fossil Fuels Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The waste and remains of plants and animals
organic matter
fossil fuels
sedimentary rock
Non-renewable flammable material made from the buried remains of plants and animals used for heat and power
fossil fuel
magma
sedimentary rock
Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments
fossil fuel
coal
sedimentary rock
The action of force by one object against another
heat
pressure
natural gas
Which is the first step in the formation of oil?
Diatoms and phytoplankton die in the ocean and get buried.
Ocean currents carry organic matter to deeper waters.
Marine animals eat smaller ones.
The formation of fossil fuels takes approximately
100 to 500 years
1000 to 5000 years
millions of years
Fossil fuels need this to form.
heat and pressure
heat, pressure, and time
pressure and time
Fossil fuels form in sedimentary rocks when
sediments turn into oil
organic matter is squeezed by heat and pressure over time
rivers deposit organic matter downstream
Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas.
True
False
Fossil fuels are renewable resources.
True
False
These are tiny marine plants-
diatoms
marshes
sediments
Before coal is black, it is brown. This is called-
sediments
oil
lignite
Coal is formed from an area usually dry and mountainous.
true
false
Which process moves rock and sediments?
weathering
erosion
deposition
Which process breaks down rock?
weathering
erosion
deposition
Which process deposits sediments?
weathering
erosion
deposition
Which requires the most heat, pressure, and time to form?
lignite
coal
diamond
Which fossil fuel is formed from plants and ferns in swamps and lakes?
natural gas
coal
oil
Which fossil fuel is formed from algae, plankton, phytoplankton, and diatoms in the ocean?
natural gas and natural gas
coal
lignite
Which requires the most heat, pressure, and time to form?
oil
natural gas
Which group contains only renewable resources?
trees, ferns, and coal
diatoms, oil, and natural gas
trees, soil, and wind
Which group contains only nonrenewable resources?
trees, ferns, and coal
diatoms, oil, and natural gas
trees, soil, and wind
coal, oil, and natural gas
