Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils Fuels cloned 10/2/2019 - Dorothy Marinski | Laabri

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Two students are discussing natural resources fand fossils fuels. Which student's thinking is correct?

Student A says, " Fossil fuels are renewable resources such as coal and plants formed from soil and sedimentary rock."

Student B says," Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources such as natural gas and petroleum formed from once-living organisms."

Student C says, " Fossil fuels are renewable resources such as natural gas, coal and oil."

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Time passes as more layers form over the once-living organism.

A small organism lives in the ocean.

A fossil fuel forms through increased time, temperature and pressure.

The prehistoric organism dies and is buried under soil.

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They were eaten by scavengers.

They became fossil fuels.

They were washed away by water.

They became an underwater aquifer.

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Dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and get buried by sediment for millions of years.

Live plants sink to the bottom of the pond and get covered and turn into fossil fuels after 5 years.

Dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and consumed by decomposers.

Dead plants produce carbon which is consumed by fish, which form fossil fuels.

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Sedimentary rocks is only made of sand.

Sedimentary rocks are made by layering.

Sedimentary rocks take millions of years to form.

Sedimentary rocks are made of only gravel.