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Sedimentary Rocks 1
Sedimentary Rocks 2
Fossil Fuels
WEDCC
100

What are 2 things you can find within sedimentary rock? 

Examples are fossils, fossil fuels and minerals. 

100

How long does it take to form sedimentary rock?

What is 300-400 millions of years.

100

What 3 processes must happen before compaction and cementation to create sedimentary rock?

Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

100

Which of the 3 main fossil fuels is petroleum considered? (coal, oil, natural gas)?

What is oil?

100
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
200

Why is studying fossils and rock layers so important? 

Answers may vary.

200
Shale, sandstone, and limestone are types of sedimentary rocks that often contain _________.
What are fossils?
200

Describe an environment that coal was NOT formed in. 

Any answer other than swamps is acceptable. 

200

This fossil fuel was created millions of years ago by heat and pressure on dead, ancient swamp plants. 

What is coal?

200
The movement of weathered rock, or transportation of sediment.
What is erosion?
300
Describe the process to create sedimentary rock.

What is WEDCC?

300

True or False: Sediments come in many sizes?

What is true?

300

Describe an environment that oil and natural gas were NOT formed in. 

Any answer other than marine/aquatic/oceans/lakes are acceptable. 

300

These fossil fuels were created millions of years ago by heat and pressure on dead, marine organisms. 

What are Oil and Natural Gas? 

300

Dropping of sediment from wind, water or ice

What is deposition?

400

How can we conserve our fossil fuels and why is it important to conserve?

Answers may vary.

400

Small pieces of rocks, sand grains, pebbles, mud, shells, and leaves are all examples of what?

What is sediments? 

400

What machine is used to extract oil from the bottom of oceans and lakes? 

What is an oil rig? 

400

Dead plankton sinking to the bottom of the ocean and getting buried by layers of sand and silt over millions of years would most likely form what fossil fuel(s)?

What is oil and natural gas? 

400

Sediments and minerals that are compacted, then glued together.

What is cementation?

500

What are renewable and non-renewable resources? Give at least 1 example of each.

Answers will vary. 

500

Based on the picture linked below, what can we determine about the fossils?

file:///C:/Users/jxbarnes/Downloads/fossils.webp

The organisms most likely died at different time periods. 

500

What cements sediments together?

What is minerals?

500

Where can a geologist find the newest layer of fossil fuels?

What is the top layer of sedimentary rock?

500

The process where sediments and minerals get pressed together 

What is compaction?