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Rocks and Fossil Fuels

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

In order to make sure an experiment is reliable, scientists need to -

a)

talk with other scientists about the results and change their results to match

b)

perform the experiment more than once

c)

perform the experiment once

d)

use different materials each time they do the experiment

2.

Students puts rocks, pebbles, soil, and water into a jar and shake it up. Once the mixture has settled, what would the students see?

a)

The mixture settles with the largest objects at the top and lease dense at the bottom

b)

The densest particles settle at the bottom, and the smallest ones at the top

c)

The lease dense particles settle on the top, and the pebbles float in the water.

d)

Shaking creates a solution in which all parts are evenly mixed.

3.

What word matches the following definition?

The process where rocks that have been moved are deposited, or dropped off, by wind, water, ice, etc.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Metamorphic

4.

What word matches the following definition?

The process where rocks are broken down by rain, wind, ice, plants, or other elements of the weather.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Metamorphic

5.

What word matches the following definition?

The process where broken down pieces of rocks are carried or moved by wind, water, ice, etc.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Metamorphic

6.

Students are learning about the formation of fossil fuels. They decide to construct a representation of how pressure and time cause organisms to turn into oil. The physical representation of the students constructed is call a -

a)

structure

b)

clone

c)

design

d)

model

7.

Which of the following is NOT a step in how petroleum (oil) is formed?

a)

Layers are cemented

b)

Dead organisms are buried

c)

Heat, pressure, and time change the organic matter into oil.

d)

Organisms die

8.

What do the processes of the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels have in common?

a)

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels produce energy.

b)

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are mixed with fossils to provide energy.

c)

Fossil fuels and sedimentary rocks are burned to release energy.

d)

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are both formed over a long period of time with high pressure.

9.

Which of the following are examples of fossil fuels? (There are three correct answers.)

a)

Coal

b)

Igneous

c)

Petroleum (oil)

d)

Natural Gas

10.

Which of the following are needed to make fossil fuels?

a)

Pieces of rocks, pressure, and volcanos

b)

Heat, dinosaurs, and plants

c)

Dead organisms, pressure/heat, and time

d)

Fossils, heat, and water

11.

A river deposits layers of minerals and other rocks at its mouth. Over time, what kind of rock is formed by the deposits?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

12.

Which fossil fuel is made by dead plants that got buried in a swamp and changed after millions of years of heat and pressure?

a)

Petroleum (oil)

b)

Coal

c)

Igneous

d)

Natural Gas

13.

Which of the following do the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels have in common?

a)

Dead organisms

b)

Compacting

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

14.

Which of the following steps completes the process of sedimentary rock formation?

1. Weathering

2. Erosion

3. Deposition

4. ________

5. Cementation

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Heat

c)

Compaction

d)

Time

15.

Which of Earth's processes is evident in this canyon?

a)

Weathering of hilltops

b)

Supporting plant growth

c)

Erosion of shorelines

d)

Formation of sedimentary rock