Sedimentary Rock
Vocabulary
Fossil Fuels
Guess the Picture
True or False
100
Small pieces of rock are also called ____.
Sediments
100
____ is the breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.
Weathering
100
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
A. Wind
B. Coal
C. Solar
B.
100
These are examples of what?
Fossil Fuels
100
Sedimentary rocks only have two layers.
False
200
To make a sedimentary rock it usually takes...
A. about a week
B. about a year
C. about a month
D. millions of years
D. millions of years
200
_____ is when sediments are dropped in another location.
Deposition
200
What do you need to drill through to get to fossil fuels?
Sedimentary rock
200
This is a picture of what?
A Sedimentary Rock
200
Sedimentary rocks are the most common exposed rocks on the surface of the earth.
True
75% of the rock exposed on the surface of the earth is sedimentary rock.
300
How do we know a rock is sedimentary?
A. its orange
B. it has layers
C. its broken down
D. its small
B. it has layers
300
_____ is the movement of sediment from one location to another by the means of water, wind, or ice.
Erosion
300
How can fossil fuels be used?
Transportation, electricity, and to heat homes.
300
This is an example of what?
Weathering
300
Fossil Fuels can be made by humans.
False
400
Sediment becomes sedimentary rock when...
A. seashells and fossils mix with sediment
B. the wind, weather, and ice freeze sediment together
C. sediment settles in layers and the weight squeezes the layers to form a rock
C. sediment settles in layers and the weight squeezes the layers to form a rock
400
____ is the process where particles are squeezed together tightly and the pressure from the upper layers push down on the lower layers.
Compaction
400
What is a fossil fuel?
Fuel made from plant and animal decay.
400
Older fossil are found...
A. At the top
B. At the bottom
C. In the middle
B. At the bottom
400
It takes millions of years for fossil fuels to be created.
True
500
Describes the formation of sedimentary rocks in the correct order.
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation.
500
____ is the process that causes sediments to stick together.
Cementation
500
Name three fossil fuels
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
500
What is the picture showing?
How fossil fuels are made
500
Fossil Fuels are renewable.
False