Rocks, Fossils 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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Coal was produced in the earth over millions of years. Which of the following is NOT a step in the production of coal?

• Animals died and were covered by sediment

• Plants died and were covered by sediment

• Heat, pressure, and time change the peat (decayed plants) to lignite

• Time and pressure changes the dead plant to peat (decayed plants)

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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What type of energy forms from the remains of organic material?

• Fossil fuels

• Renewable

• Solar

• Geothermal

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The solid form of fossil fuels is _______.

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

• coal

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

• coal

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

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Two examples of fossil fuels are ​ (a)   and (b)   .

• oil

• natural gas

• sand

• rocks

• corn oil

• syrup

• maple syrup

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 

• Layer 2

• Layer 4

• Layer 1

• Layer 3

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Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.

• A. Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

• B. Mostly decaying organisms

• C. Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

• D. Mostly metal minerals