Formation of Sedimentary Rock & Fossil Fuels

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

• Melting and cooling

• Erosion and compaction

• Compaction and cementation

• Evaporation and dissolving

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If looking at layers of sediment in the Earth, which layer is the youngest?

• the top

• the middle

• the bottom

• second to the top

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The model below shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

• Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.

• The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

• Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.

• Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.

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If you found a fern leaf fossil what could you infer about the area where it was found?

• a desert was once there

• a forest was once there

• an ice glacier was once there

• it was at the bottom of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

____________ is the process by which a sediment is decreased as a result of being COMPRESSED together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means.

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Heat

• Decay

What is the SECOND step of the formation of SEDIMENTARY ROCK?

• deposition

• erosion

• compaction

• weathering

• cementation

Look at the picture. Which of the following is formed in the process shown in the picture?

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• water

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What are natural, non-renewable fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas, formed over millions of years from the remains of living organisms?

• Fossil Fuels

• Sedimentary Rock

• Organic Material

• Weathering

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Cementation is part of the sedimentary rock process that helps "glue" sediments together?

• true

• false

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What are the preserved traces of animals and plants that lived long ago called?

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Mountains

• layers

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