Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

The series of pictures shows the formation of a natural resource.
Which natural resource found in the region marked with an X is formed in this process?

• Igneous rock
• Coal
• Oil
• Soil

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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?

• The area was once covered by water
• The area was once much cooler
• The area was once a higher elevation
• The area will soon be covered by water

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Which of the following is associated with the formation of sedimentary rock?

• Heat and pressure
• Compaction and Cementation
• Chemical change and Heat
• Melting and Pressure

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Over long periods of time, fossil fuels form deep underground. Which components are related to the formation of fossil fuels?

• Lave, sand, and decayed animals
• Decayed plants, lava, minerals
• Decayed plants and animals and water from the ocean
• Decayed plants and animals and sedimentary rocks

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Which of the following statements describes the first step in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments
• Weathered material is moved by wind, water, or ice
• Exposed rock and other surfaces are broken down by wind, water, ice, or other elements
• A  Weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

• weathering
• erosion
• cementation
• deposition

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Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel.

• coal

• carbon dioxide

• petroleum oil

• natural gas

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What is the difference between compaction and cementation?

• Cementation is the pressing of layers of sediment into sedimentary rock; Compaction is the minerals in water sticking sediments together to form sedimentary rock.
• Compaction is the pressing of layers of sedimentary rock; Cementation is the pressing of layers together deep in the earth with heat to form sedimentary rock.
• Compaction is sediments melting together to form sedimentary rock; cementation is the minerals in water sticking sediments together to form sedimentary rock.
• Compaction is the pressing of layers into sedimentary rock; Cementation is the minerals in water sticking sediments together to form sedimentary rock.

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Oil is often found beneath the ocean because...

• The salt in ocean water will change to oil over thousands of years.
• The dead organisms mix with sand and are turned to oil by heat and pressure.
• The cold temerature at the bottom of the ocean changes shells into oil.
• The smaller organisms are eaten by larger organisms whose digestive systems change them into oil.

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The breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually by the force of water, wind or ice.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Landform

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