Formation of Fossil Fuels

Decaying and decomposing are synonyms. What is another synonym for decay and decompose?

• drop

• carry away

• sediments

• dead

What takes longer to create?

• Fossil Fuel

• Sedimentary Rock

What could this environment form if the area is buried for a long time?

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Oil

• Petroleum

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The pictures show layers deposited on dead plants and animals. If millions of years past, what will most likely happen to the dead plants and animals?

• They were eaten by scavengers

• They become fossil fuels

• They are washed away by water

• They dissolve into the water

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What 3 processes must occur in order for fossil fuels to form

• Burial

• Organism growth

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Compaction

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How can plant from a pond form fossil fuels?

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

• The dead plants get compacted then cemented for millions of years.

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

• The dead plants produce carbon which forms fossils

What needs to be in the sediments in order for fossil fuels to form?

• Sand and Wood

• Decaying Organisms

• Lava and Sedimentary Rocks

• Metal Minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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What 3 is related to the formation of oil and natural gas?

• decomposed animals

• decaying plants

• sedimentary rocks

• active volcanoes

• earthquakes

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What could this environment form if the area was buried for a long time?

• Coal

• Delta

• Island

• Natural Gas/ Oil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Students are learning about how fossil fuels are created in class. The student goes home and shares with his parents what he learned in school:

1. A long time ago, dead organisms die.

2. Then, layers of sediments are deposited on top of them.

3. The layers on top weigh down on the dead organisms and compacts them.

4. Finally, we have the fossil fuels we use today!

What should be added to the student's explanation to make it more accurate?

• Change step 1 by adding that the organism is also decaying.

• Change step 2 by adding that the organisms are buried under the sediments

• Change step 3 by adding that Earth's core heats the dead organisms too

• Change step 4 by adding that we have unlimited amount of fossil fuels to use

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