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WorksheetsGE Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels 5.7A Power Up IP
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
In order for a solid rock to turn into a sandstone it must go through a sequence of events. What is the first event of turning solid rock into sandstone?
weathering, erosion, and deposition
compaction and cementation
melting and cooling
evaporation
Which picture best represents sedimentary rock?
Scientists agree that almost all of the energy on Earth comes from the sun. Which answer choice best explains how the sun contributed to the formation of fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels come from the remains of plants and animals, which got their energy from the sun.
The sun warms the ocean, which creates fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels come from different types of dirt, which is dried up by the sun.
The sun heats up an active volcano, which ten forms fossil fuels.
The chart below shows how long it takes to form different types of energy used on Earth.
Which answer choice would best complete the chart?
weeks
approximately 10 years
millions of years
approximately 100 days
The diagram below shows how sedimentary rock forms in layers.
Which layer of sedimentary rock would be considered the oldest layer?
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Students set up a model of the process that led to the formation of fossil fuels. The materials they used and the steps they followed are listed below.
1. Layer three pieces of bread on top of each other.
2. Insert a few gummy animals between the layers of bread.
3. Wrap the layers of bread and gummy animals in a paper towel.
4. Place a heavy book top of the layers and allow it to sit overnight.
What role does the book play in this model of the formation of fossil fuels?
The weathering of rock
The ocean floor
The natural process of pressure
Dead marine life
Which answer choice best explains what might happen to sedimentary rock if it is exposed to wind, rain, and harsh temperatures over a long period of time?
The weathering will break the rock into sediment that will be eroded and deposited in a new location forming new sedimentary rock.
The sedimentary rock will dissolve from the wind, rain, and harsh temperatures.
The sedimentary rock will eventually be covered by water due to the wind, rain, and harsh temperatures.
The sedimentary rock will not be affected by the exposure of wind, rain, and harsh temperatures.
The formation of sedimentary rock requires compaction and cementation. Which of the following best explains the process of compaction and cementation?
Layers of sediment press together and
harden into sedimentary rock.
Weathering and erosion of large rocks form
sediment.
Water covers a layer of sediment.
The sun heats the top layer of the Earth.
Students are given strips of paper with the steps to fossil fuel formation.
1. Organisms die and are covered with layers of sediments.
2. Millions of years ago, organisms lived in the ocean.
3. Enormous heat and pressure turn the dead organisms into oil.
Which answer choice shows the correct order of fossil fuel formation.
3,2,1
2,1,3
1,2,3
3,1,2
How are the processes that led to the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels alike?
Both must have fossils in order to form.
Both have layers of sediment that are
compacted and cemented
Both are created in a short amount of time.
Both need extremely cold weather to form.
