Formation of Fossil fuels

Where are most fossils found?

• A. In sand dunes
• B. In volcanoes
• C. In igneous rocks 
• D. In sedimentary rocks 

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How are fossils created?

• A. Traces of organisms harden like rock. 
• B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
• C. Animals get trapped.
• D. All of the above

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What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• A. Coal, oil, and vegetable oil. 
• B. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• C. Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
• D. Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT: 

• A. Decomposed Animals
• B. Decayed Plants
• C. Sedimentary Rocks
• D. Active Volcanoes

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Fossil Fuels form in sedimentary rocks when -

• A. plants use the nutrients in the sediments to grow
• B. organic matter is buried along with sediments
• C. rivers carry sediments down mountainsides
• D. sediments are used by humans as a resource

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Nonrenewable energy resource, such as oil and coal, formed over millions of years from the remains of dead plants and other organisms

• Natural Gas
• Oil
• Pressure
• Fossil Fuel

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A flammable material, without a definte form, produced from organic materials(remains of marine organisms) buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits

• Pressure
• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Fossil Fuel

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A flammable liquid fossil fuel formed from marine organisms and buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• Natural Gas
• Fossil Fuel
• Pressure
• Oil

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Two ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels are:

• They are not easy to find and hardly generate electricity

• Are easy to find and generate huge amounts of electricity for big cities.

• Are nonrenewable and generate just enough electricity for big cities

• Are renewable and are gone once used up

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To introduce poisonous or harmful substances into the environment is called

• decomposition

• decay

• consumption

• pollution

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