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Fossil Fuels & Sedimentary Rock Formation

Quiz by Melisande Nestor

Grade 5
Science (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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20 questions
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  • Q1
    What are the preserved traces of animals and plants that lived long ago called
    fossils
    decay
    layers
    sediments
    120s
  • Q2
    What are small pieces of rock called?
    sediments
    imprint
    weathering
    fossil
    120s
  • Q3
    Rocks made of layers of compressed sediments are called?
    sedimentary rock
    metamorphic rock
    fossil
    decay
    120s
  • Q4
    If looking at layers of sediment in the Earth, which layer is the youngest?
    the top
    the bottom
    the second from the botttom
    the middle
    120s
  • Q5
    What processes happen inside the Earth when making sedimentary rocks?
    weathering
    deposition
    heat and pressure
    erosion
    120s
  • Q6
    If you found a fern leaf fossil what could you infer about the area where it was found?
    an ocean was once there
    a desert was once there
    a forest was once there
    an ice glacier was once there
    120s
  • Q7
    Where was natural gas and oil formed?
    bottom of lakes
    bottom of swamps
    bottom of river
    bottom of oceans
    120s
  • Q8
    If you found a Wooly Mammoth tusk in the desert, what would you infer about the area?
    it was always a desert
    it was once a swamp
    it was once an ocean
    it was once cold
    120s
  • Q9
    Coal was formed where?
    swamps
    rivers
    lakes
    oceans
    120s
  • Q10
    If you find a shell fossil in the forest, what must the area have been millions of years ago?
    forest
    mountain
    desert
    ocean
    120s
  • Q11
    Cementation is part of the sedimentary rock process that helps "glue" sediments together.
    false
    true
    120s
  • Q12
    What part of the rock cycle drops sediments in a new place?
    weathering
    erosion
    compaction
    deposition
    120s
  • Q13
    What part of the rock cycle breaks down rock into smaller pieces?
    deposition
    weathering
    erosion
    compaction
    120s
  • Q14
    What part of the rock cycle process moves the sediments from once place to another?
    compaction
    erosion
    deposition
    weathering
    120s
  • Q15
    To make a sedimentary rock it takes...
    years
    days
    weeks
    millions of years
    120s

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