Unit Test - Sedimentary Rock & Fossil Fuels

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How are sedimentary rocks primarily formed?

From ancient trees decaying.

From volcanic eruptions.

From melted lava cooling down.

Layers of sediments compact over time.

Which of the following forms over millions of years underground?

Earthquakes creating magma.

Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

Ocean waves creating energy.

Sunlight changing rocks.

A river deposits layers of minerals and other rocks at its mouth. Over time, what kind of rock is formed by the deposits?

Igneous

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Not here

A student made a list of the steps needed to form a sedimentary rock. What steps are next in the process?

Heat and pressure

Precipitation and evaporation

Compaction and cementation

Cooling and hardening

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels originated from —

decayed rocks from within Earth's crust

plants that survived Earth's changes

heat preserved within Earth's crust

buried, dead organisms changed by heat and pressure

Which is NOT a factor in the formation of fossil fuels?

Pressure

Time

Melting

Heat

Which of the following are NOT examples of fossil fuels? Select TWO answers.

This map shows the Mid-Continent Oil Field, where oil can be found underground.

What does this map tell us about the environment in Texas millions of years ago?

Texas was once covered by trees.

Texas was once covered by snow.

Texas was once covered by water.

Texas was once hot and dry.

A student made three statements about sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels:

Which statement is incorrect?

Statement 1

Statement 2

Statement 3

None of them

Which fossil fuel is formed by the process shown?

Coal

Sedimentary rock

Natural Gas

Oil

Which processes are required for the formation of sedimentary rock?

Weathering and melting

Boiling and pressure

Pressure and cooling

Deposition and compaction

Which of the following are NOT examples of fossil fuels? Select TWO answers.

Which of the following best completes the process shown in the chart?

What do the processes of the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels have in common?

Sedimentary rocks are the only type of rock where fossils are found that produce energy.

Fossil fuels and sedimentary rocks are burned to release energy.

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are mixed with fossils to provide energy.

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are both formed over a long period of time with high pressure.

Some oil is formed from organic matter in the ocean. The list below displays the steps that lead to the formation of this type of fossil fuel.

Which of the following depicts the correct order of this process?

1, 2, 3, 4

2, 4, 1, 3

3, 1, 2, 4

3, 2, 1, 4

Which statement best explains how coal was formed?

Fossils of dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus rex were buried and became coal after millions of years.

Pieces of coal were buried beneath many layers of sedimentary rock.

Heat and pressure transformed the remains of prehistoric plants into coal.

Rocks were broken into smaller pieces called sediment, which formed layers over time.

Which fossil fuel is formed from decomposed plant material?

Coal from ancient swamp plants.

Limestone from ocean shells.

Natural gas from rocks.

Oil from freshwater fish.

What is a common source of petroleum formation?

Wind erosion on the land.

Rainwater collecting in rocks.

The remains of plants from a swamp.

Decaying marine organisms under heat and pressure.

What role do fossils play in sedimentary rock formation?

Fossils dissolve in heat.

Fossils form from organic material in sediment layers.

Fossils come from igneous rocks.

Fossils are made from minerals only.

Which process contributes to the formation of fossil fuels?

Evaporation of water over time.

Formation from sediments cooling.

Decomposition of ancient plants and animals under pressure.

Melting of rocks in volcanoes.

How are sedimentary rocks primarily formed?

From ancient trees decaying.

From volcanic eruptions.

From melted lava cooling down.

Layers of sediments compact over time.

Which of the following forms over millions of years underground?

Earthquakes creating magma.

Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

Ocean waves creating energy.

Sunlight changing rocks.

A river deposits layers of minerals and other rocks at its mouth.  Over time, what kind of rock is formed by the deposits?

Igneous

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Not here

A student made a list of the steps needed to form a sedimentary rock.  What steps are next in the process?

Heat and pressure

Precipitation and evaporation

Compaction and cementation

Cooling and hardening

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all fossil fuels.  Fossil fuels originated from —

decayed rocks from within Earth's crust

plants that survived Earth's changes

heat preserved within Earth's crust

buried, dead organisms changed by heat and pressure

Which is NOT a factor in the formation of fossil fuels?

Pressure

Time

Melting

Heat

Which of the following are NOT examples of fossil fuels?  Select TWO answers.

Solar energy

Natural gas

Coal

Petroleum

Gold

This map shows the Mid-Continent Oil Field, where oil can be found underground.

What does this map tell us about the environment in Texas millions of years ago?

Texas was once covered by trees.

Texas was once covered by snow.

Texas was once covered by water.

Texas was once hot and dry.

A student made three statements about sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels:

Which statement is incorrect?

Statement 1

Statement 2

Statement 3

None of them

Which fossil fuel is formed by the process shown?

Coal

Sedimentary rock

Natural Gas

Oil

Which processes are required for the formation of sedimentary rock?

Weathering and melting

Boiling and pressure

Pressure and cooling

Deposition and compaction

Which of the following are NOT examples of fossil fuels?  Select TWO answers.

Solar energy

Natural gas

Corn oil

Petroleum

Coal

What do the processes of the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels have in common?

Sedimentary rocks are the only type of rock where fossils are found that produce energy.

Fossil fuels and sedimentary rocks are burned to release energy.

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are mixed with fossils to provide energy.

Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are both formed over a long period of time with high pressure.

Some oil is formed from organic matter in the ocean. The list below displays the steps that lead to the formation of this type of fossil fuel.

Which of the following depicts the correct order of this process?

1, 2, 3, 4

2, 4, 1, 3

3, 1, 2, 4

3, 2, 1, 4

Which statement best explains how coal was formed?

Fossils of dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus rex were buried and became coal after millions of years.

Pieces of coal were buried beneath many layers of sedimentary rock.

Heat and pressure transformed the remains of prehistoric plants into coal.

Rocks were broken into smaller pieces called sediment, which formed layers over time.

Which fossil fuel is formed from decomposed plant material?

Coal from ancient swamp plants.

Limestone from ocean shells.

Natural gas from rocks.

Oil from freshwater fish.

What is a common source of petroleum formation?

Wind erosion on the land.

Rainwater collecting in rocks.

The remains of plants from a swamp.

Decaying marine organisms under heat and pressure.

What role do fossils play in sedimentary rock formation?

Fossils dissolve in heat.

Fossils form from organic material in sediment layers.

Fossils come from igneous rocks.

Fossils are made from minerals only.

Which process contributes to the formation of fossil fuels?

Evaporation of water over time.

Formation from sediments cooling.

Decomposition of ancient plants and animals under pressure.

Melting of rocks in volcanoes.

Unit Test - Sedimentary Rock & Fossil Fuels

Unit Test - Sedimentary Rock & Fossil Fuels

How are sedimentary rocks primarily formed?

Which of the following forms over millions of years underground?

A river deposits layers of minerals and other rocks at its mouth. Over time, what kind of rock is formed by the deposits?

A student made a list of the steps needed to form a sedimentary rock. What steps are next in the process?

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels originated from —

Which is NOT a factor in the formation of fossil fuels?

Which of the following are NOT examples of fossil fuels? Select TWO answers.

This map shows the Mid-Continent Oil Field, where oil can be found underground.What does this map tell us about the environment in Texas millions of years ago?

A student made three statements about sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels:Which statement is incorrect?

Which fossil fuel is formed by the process shown?

Which processes are required for the formation of sedimentary rock?

Which of the following are NOT examples of fossil fuels? Select TWO answers.

What do the processes of the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels have in common?

Some oil is formed from organic matter in the ocean. The list below displays the steps that lead to the formation of this type of fossil fuel.Which of the following depicts the correct order of this process?

Which statement best explains how coal was formed?

Which fossil fuel is formed from decomposed plant material?

What is a common source of petroleum formation?

What role do fossils play in sedimentary rock formation?

Which process contributes to the formation of fossil fuels?

This map shows the Mid-Continent Oil Field, where oil can be found underground.

What does this map tell us about the environment in Texas millions of years ago?

A student made three statements about sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels:

Which statement is incorrect?

Some oil is formed from organic matter in the ocean. The list below displays the steps that lead to the formation of this type of fossil fuel.

Which of the following depicts the correct order of this process?