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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these are a fossil fuel?
wood
water
oil
wind
- 2. Multiple Choice
Coal is formed from what types of organic matter?
freshwater algae
bodies of dead animals
marine organisms
tree trunks, leaves and freshwater plants
- 3. Multiple Choice
Oil and gas are mainly created from:
trees and large plants
phytoplankton found in marine areas
freshwater algae
dead land animals
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn addition to long periods of time, all of the following are necessary for the formation of fossil fuels EXECPT -extreme heatorganic (living) matterfresh waterintense pressure
- 5. Multiple ChoiceCoal often forms where once there were swamps. What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?high temperatureabundant (large amounts) plant lifefrequent rainsreptile predators
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat changes buried organic (living) matter into fossil fuels?industrial pollutionocean currentsvolcanic activityheat and pressure
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA student creates a model of the formation of fossil fuels by first placing layers of leaves, representing organic (living) matter, in the bottom of a cup. What step will come next in the model?Pouring water over the leaves to model washing away by rivers.Adding sand on top of the leaves to model burial in sediments.Burning the leaves in order to model the decay of organic matter.Putting the leaves in a freezer to model conditions on top of mountains.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Oil formation starts when organisms in the ocean die and then:
get eaten by larger organisms that receive their energy
decay completely so that their bodies become matter
are carried by water currents all over the planet
settle to the bottom and are buried by sediments
- 9. Multiple Choice
What conditions (in an ancient environment) would make it suitable for the formation of fossil fuels?
Abundant plant life and rapid laying down of sediments
Movement of surface water causing weathering of rocks
Extreme hot and cold temps during the day
Frequent volcanic eruptions and forest fires
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