5.7A Formation of Fossil Fuels Vocabulary Test

The gradual wearing down of rock by wind, water, and other natural forces.

• deposition

• erosion

• process

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A series of natural occurrences that produce change or development.

• process

• pressure

• compacted

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits.

• oil

• fossil fuels

• cementation

• natural gas

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

A solid fossil fuel that is formed from the concentrated remains of plants over very long periods of time.

• coal

• cementation

• oil

• process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Squeezed together by the weight of sediments on top of them.

• pressure

• process

• compacted

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Layers of rock formed when sediment is deposited and then compacted and cemented over time.

• sedimentary rock

• deposition

• cementation

• weathering

A flammable liquid produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• fossil fuels

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The build up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location.

• cementation

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation

• weathering

The waste and remains of plants and animals.

• deposition

• organic matter

• cementation

• compacted

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3