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Fossil Fuels & Sedimentary Rock Task Cards
By NICHOLAS GLAESER
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Question 1
1.
Which list includes only fossil fuels?
Decomposition, cementation, deposition
Petroleum, fossils, coal
Sedimentary rock, coal, oil
Coal, natural gas, oil
Question 2
2.
Which process necessary for sedimentary rock formation is represented by the image?
Compaction
Decomposition
Erosion
Deposition
Question 3
3.
In what type of environment did the organisms that eventually became coal come from?
Desert
Volcano
Ocean
Swamp
Question 4
4.
According to the diagram, how are sedimentary rock and fossil fuels related?
Coal, oil, and gas are sedimentary rocks.
Sedimentary rocks are broken down into fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are buried beneath sedimentary rock layers.
Fossils are found above sedimentary rocks.
Question 5
5.
In what type of environment did the organisms that make up oil and natural gas live in?
Volcano
Desert
Marine
Canyon
Question 6
6.
Which diagram shows the process by which sedimentary rock is formed?
Question 7
7.
Which type of environment could form coal if the area is buried for a long time?
Sea
Desert
Swamp
Tundra
Question 8
8.
What is shown in the diagram below?
The formation of igneous rock
The formation of a volcano
The formation and mining of coal
The formation of natural gas
Question 9
9.
Which list contains only processes that must occur for oil to form?
Question 10
10.
Which of the items comes from decaying organisms once buried under sediment and water on the sea floor?
Question 11
11.
The diagram shows how sedimentary rock is formed.
What processes are represented in the diagram?
Decomposition, pressure, and deposition
Deposition, heat, and pressure
Weathering, erosion, and deposition
Deposition, compaction, and cementation
Question 12
12.
Which of the following is NOT related to the formation of oil?
Heat
Earthquakes
Sedimentary rock
Decaying plants
Question 13
13.
What is necessary for fossil fuel formation and is not needed for sedimentary rock formation?
Pressure
Glacial erosion
Decomposition of organisms
Time
Question 14
14.
During what process do sediments get closer together in the formation of sedimentary rock?
Compaction
Deposition
Cementation
Decomposition
Question 15
15.
Which processes are not required for sedimentary rock formation but are required for fossil fuel formation?
Melting and cooling of sediments
Heat and decomposition of organisms
Weathering and erosion
Compaction and cementation
Question 16
16.
The diagram shows three processes eroded sediments go through in the formation of sedimentary rock.
Which image represents the process in which sediments get stuck together?
Image Y
Image Z
Image X
Question 17
17.
Some of Earth's processes are listed below.
Which of the processes are needed for the formation of coal, but are NOT needed for the formation of sandstone, a type of sedimentary rock?
Processes 1 and 5
Processes 2 and 4
Processes 2 and 3
Processes 1 and 3
Question 18
18.
In which environment did coal most likely form?
Question 19
19.
Some of Earth’s processes are listed below.
Which of the processes are NOT needed for either the formation of coal or sedimentary rock?
Process 1
Process 2 and 4
Process 5 and 6
Process 3
Question 20
20.
Which image does NOT show sedimentary rock?