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WorksheetsSedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 27mins
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1.
While hiking in a forest a girl found a fossil imbedded in a boulder. The fossil is shown.
According to the above information and image, what does the fossil tell us about the nature of the environment in the past?
According to the above information and image, what does the fossil tell us about the nature of the environment in the past?
a)
The area was once covered by water
b)
The area was once much cooler
c)
The area was once a higher elevation
d)
The area will soon be covered by water
2.
Which of the following is associated with the formation of sedimentary rock?
a)
Heat and pressure
b)
Compaction and Cementation
c)
Chemical change and Heat
d)
Melting and Pressure
3.
Over long periods of time, fossil fuels form deep underground. Which components are related to the formation of fossil fuels?
a)
Lave, sand, and decayed animals
b)
Decayed plants, lava, minerals
c)
Decayed plants and animals and water from the ocean
d)
Decayed plants and animals and sedimentary rocks
4.
Which of the following statements describes the first step in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a)
Overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments
b)
Weathered material is moved by wind, water, or ice
c)
Exposed rock and other surfaces are broken down by wind, water, ice, or other elements
d)
A Weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice
5.
Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
6.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel.
a)
coal
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
petroleum oil
d)
natural gas
7.
The breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually by the force of water, wind or ice.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Landform
8.
Arrange the following steps in the correct order to form sedimentary rock.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
e)
Cementation
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
9.
Oil and natural gas are (a) . They began in the (b) millions of years ago. The remains of dead (c) were buried by (d) and then experienced extreme (e) and pressure.
Choose from the below words
fossil fuels
renewable
ocean
swamp
plants and animals
plants
sediment
soil
weathered
heat
10.
Coal is a (a) . It began in the (b) millions of years ago. The remains of dead (c) were buried by (d) and then experienced extreme (e) and pressure.
Choose from the below words
fossil fuel
renewable resource
ocean
swamp
plants and animals
plants
sediment
soil
weathered
heat
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