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Natural Resources & Sedimentary Rock

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are fossil fuels renewable or non renewable?

a)

renewable

b)

non renewable

2.

Coal was formed ______.

a)

under ancient seas.

b)

in swamps and marshes.

c)

in caves.

d)

under oceans.

3.

Natural gas and petroleum were both formed _____.

a)

in swamp lands.

b)

under ancient seas.

c)

on the surface of the oceans.

d)

underground.

4.

Fossil fuels were formed from ____.

a)

the remains of once living organisms.

b)

the earth.

c)

solids, liquids, and gases, made millions of years ago.

d)

sun and water.

5.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of fossil fuels?

a)

They are non-renewable.

b)

They produce harmful pollution.

c)

They can easily be replaced as they are used.

d)

They are inexpensive.

6.

The gas form of fossil fuels is ____.

a)

petroleum

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

heat

7.

The liquid form of fossil fuels is ___.

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

gasoline

8.

Fossil Fuels are

a)

pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

b)

rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

9.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Renewable resources are:
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal 
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out. 
11.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
12.
This fossil record has many shells.  This evidence helps you infer that.....
Look closely at answer choices- TRICKY!
a)
there was never an ocean here
b)
land was here first then ocean
c)
an ocean used to be here for a long time
d)
ocean was here for a short time
13.

Sedimentary rocks take _______________ to form

a)

millions of years

b)

hundreds of years

c)

a few years

d)

a few months

14.

Sedimentary rocks form in

a)

crystal shapes

b)

a large mixture of different sediments

c)

layers of sediments stacked on top of each other

15.

Sedimentary rocks are formed because of

a)

compaction and cementation

b)

compaction and compression

c)

compression and pressure

d)

heat and cementation

16.

Sediments are falling into the layers. What is NOT needed to make sedimentary rocks?

a)

millions of years

b)

organic matter

c)

layers of sediment

d)

compaction and cementation

17.

Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock? (5.7A)

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

The diagram below shows the sequence of the processes that turn solid rock into sandstone. Which two processes best complete this diagram?

a)

Melting and cooling

b)

Erosion and compaction

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Evaporation and dissolving

19.
Which layer of sedimentary rock is the oldest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
20.
When water, wind, ice or gravity removes pieces of rock, __ has occurred.
a)
Elaboration
b)
E-filing
c)
Eliminating
d)
Erosion
21.
The process that squeezes sediments under pressure.
a)
Compaction
b)
Acretion
c)
Containerism
d)
Cementation
22.
The forces that are involved in producing sediments are
a)
Weathering and Erosion
b)
Ebb and Flow
c)
Spring and Neap
d)
Round and Round
23.
When an agent of erosion loses energy, it drops sediments:
a)
Desalination
b)
Disagregation
c)
Deposition
d)
Delimination
24.
When the weight of new  sediment layers is deposited on top of older layers
a)
erosion
b)
compaction
c)
pressure
d)
weathering
25.

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

a)

melting and solidification

b)

extreme heat and pressure

c)

compaction and cementation

26.
Certain prehistoric events led to the formation of oil. Which of the following was one of those events?
a)
Giant wind storms destroyed forests
b)
Icebergs melted at the North and South Poles
c)
Microscopic life in the sea died and was buried under sediments
d)
Heavy flooding soaked the Earth's crust
27.
Rocks will break down into smaller pieces. What are those pieces called?
a)
Crust
b)
Fossils
c)
Plates
d)
Sediment
28.
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
29.

All of these are related to the formation of natural gas and oil EXCEPT....

a)

decomposed animals

b)

decayed plants

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

active volcanoes

30.
What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?
a)
weather patterns
b)
tiny crystals
c)
striped layers
d)
glassy surfaces
31.

Small pebbles, pieces of other rock, and sand are called?

a)

weathering

b)

sediment

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

32.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)

cementation

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

compaction

33.

Which order do most sedimentary rocks form in?

a)

weathering, cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion

b)

erosion, compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering

c)

weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

d)

cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion, weathering

34.
Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
What is the breaking down of rocks?
a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Compaction

36.
What is deposition?
a)

Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface

b)

Movement of sediment

c)

Breaking down of sediment 

d)

When sediments stick together

37.
What is the correct order of making and dropping off of sediments?
a)

weathering, erosion, deposition 

b)

erosion, weathering, deposition

c)

weathering, deposition , erosion

d)

deposition, erosion, weathering

38.
Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

39.

Any living thing- plants, animals, and bacteria

a)

organism

b)

erosion

c)

Sedimentary Rock

d)

weathering

40.

the waste and remains of plants and animals.

a)

organic matter

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

weathering

d)

sediments

41.

A type of rock that forms in layers when sediments from a weathered rock were eroded and deposited in the ocean, where the compaction and cementation turned them into a new rock.

a)

weathering

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

organic matter

d)

sediments

42.

the breaking down of rocks

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

sediments

d)

weathering

43.

small pieces of rock, soil, and other materials.

a)

deposition

b)

sediments

c)

erosion

d)

organism

44.

carrying away of sediments

a)

weathering

b)

compaction

c)

erosion

d)

cementation

45.

dropped off of sediments in new locations

a)

compaction

b)

deposition

c)

cementation

d)

erosion

46.

the process by which sediments are pressed together (squeeze) under water and layers of other sediments (pressure).

a)

compaction

b)

cementation

c)

fossils

d)

Sedimentary Rock

47.

the process by which dissolved minerals in the water glue particles of sediment together into one rock.

a)

fossils

b)

compaction

c)

cementation

d)

weathering

48.

The 5 processes that lead to the formation of Sedimentary Rock- Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction and Cementation.

a)

W.E.D.C.C

b)

fossil fuels

c)

fossils

d)

weathering

49.

non-renewable forms of energy that we use to meet our needs- Coal, Oil and Natural Gas (CONG).

a)

W.E.D.C.C.

b)

fossil fuels

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

cementation

50.

materials made by nature that are used by living things

a)

non-renewable

b)

coal

c)

natural resources

d)

oil

51.

a solid fossil fuel that forms underground millions of years ago from dead plant material by the heat underground and pressure of the layers above it.

a)

coal

b)

fossils

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

non-renewable

52.

a liquid fossil fuel formed from marine(sea) organisms that were buried and over time heat and pressure from underground turned them into a fuel.

a)

fossil

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

sedimentary rock

53.

a gas fossil fuel that formed from marine(sea) organisms that were buried and over time heat and pressure from underground turned them into a fuel.

a)

abundant

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

conserve

54.

to save by using wisely and carefully

a)

conserve

b)

natural resource

c)

renewable

d)

non-renewable

55.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
56.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
57.
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)
Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
b)
Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
c)
Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
d)
Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
58.
Geothermal energy is energy from 
a)
the sun
b)
heat from deep in the earth
c)
wind
d)
inexhaustable
59.
Alternative energy is
a)
Generated by natural resources and is renewable
b)
man made
c)
nonrenewable
d)
gross
60.
Energy made from moving water or falling water is
a)
geothermal energy
b)
solar energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
hydroelectrical energy
61.
Which of the following sources of energy is classified as an alternative energy source?
a)
Mined coal
b)
Geothermal heat
c)
Crude oil
d)
Natural gas
62.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
63.

This photograph shows plants growing on the surface of a pond. How do plants like these form fossil fuels?

a)

The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and get buried by sediment for millions of years.

b)

The dead plants get buried for millions of years and form fossils that attract carbon.

c)

The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and are consumed by decomposers.

d)

The dead plants produce carbon that is consumed by fish, which form fossils.

64.

Which of these are examples of how we can conserve natural resources?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Using fossil fuels

65.

Solar

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

66.

Wind

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

67.

Hydropower (water)

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

68.

Fossil Fuels

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

69.

Geothermal energy

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

70.

Oil

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

71.

Coal

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

72.

Natural Gas

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

73.

Renewable Resources

a)

is a natural substance that is not replenished with the speed at which it is consumed.

b)

is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally.

74.

Nonrenewable Resources

a)

is a natural substance that is not replenished with the speed at which it is consumed.

b)

is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally.

75.

Advantage

a)

a positive thing

b)

not a positive thing

76.

Disadvantage

a)

a positive thing

b)

not a positive thing

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