Fossil Fuels and Landforms

What conditions in an ancient environment would be necessary to form fossil fuels?

• Movement of surface water causing weathering of rock

• Frequent volcanic eruptions

• High and low temperatures

• Lots of plant life and rapid laying down of sediment

Oil formation begins when organisms die and then-

• Get eaten by bigger organisms

• Get carried all over the planet by ocean currents

• Decay completely

• Settle at the bottom of the ocean and are buried by sediments

A liquid made from organic matter, heat, pressure, and millions of years

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Sediment

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A solid fossil fuel that is commonly burned to produce electricity

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Sediment

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Which two types of fossil fuel comes from prehistoric plankton?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

Coal forms from which prehistoric living thing?

• plants

• plankton

• dinosaurs

• mammoths

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Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Petroleum

• Wood

• Cow dung

• Dry leaves

Oil and natural gas form from which prehistoric living thing?

• plants

• plankton

• dinosaurs

• mammoths

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

• oil

• natural gas

• sand

• rocks

• corn oil

• syrup

• maple syrup

A flammable liquid made from organic matter buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Oil

• Solar