STAAR Blitz Day 8 - Rock, Fossil Fuels, & Natural Resources

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11 questions
6

Classify the natural resources as renewable or nonrenewable.

Nonrenewable Resources

Renewable Resources

Coal
Plants
Animals
Oil
Natural gas
Water
2
The formation of a fossil fuel follows a specific process. Complete the flow chart below to indicate the steps involved in fossil fuel formation.
Other Answer Choices:
Melting
Dissolving
Burial
Heat & pressure
1

Which fossil fuels can form from an ocean environment?

Select TWO correct answers.

1

What processes are the same for the formation of coal, oil, and natural gas?

1

What environmental difference causes the formation of coal compared to the formation of oil and natural gas?

1

An archeologist is studying the fossil of a seashell on a mountaintop. What evidence does the fossil suggest about the past environment of the mountaintop?

Answer the questions using the diagram.

1

What process is modeled in step B?

1

What occurs after step E?

1

Which step represents rock breaking?

1

List the steps of the creation sedimentary rock in order from top to bottom.

  1. Deposition
  2. Compaction & cementation
  3. Weathering
  4. Erosion
1

Which layer is the oldest?