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Fossil & Fossil fuels
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An energy source formed deep inside Earth from the remains of organisms that lived long ago is
molds and casts
fossil fuels
alternative energy
hydropower
2
What can smell like rotten eggs?
Natural Gas
Coal
Oil
3
Burning this fossil fuel creates the most pollution.
Natural Gas
Coal
Oil
Petroleum
4
This fossil fuel is where we get gas for our cars.
Oil (Petroleum)
Peat
Coal
Natural Gas
5
Fossil made when a leaf was pressed into soft mud, leaving a hollow space is called a
sedimentary rock
sediment
mold
cast
6
What fossil fuels are often found together?
Natural Gas and Coal
Peat and Coal
Coal and Oil
Oil and Natural Gas
7
What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
Natural Gas
Coal
They give the same amount of pollution.
Oil
8
What are some examples of fossils?
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
Old Shells
Animal Skeletons
Dinosaur Bones
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How do fossils provide information?
By giving us skeletons of extinct animals
By leaving pretty shell imprints
By giving us blueprints for dinosaur toys
By giving us ideas of past environments
10
Fossils can tell us
clues about changing environments of the past
how old a rock layer is
how a landmass may have moved
all of the above
11
What is the first step in fossil formation
fossil fuel is removed from the earth
settlement deposits over an animal
an animal dies
soft parts decay and hard parts get preserved
12
Insects can get trapped in tree sap. Hardened tree sap is called
amber
mold
mud
cast
13
This is formed from PEAT.
Coal
Fossils
Natural Gas
Oil
14
What fossil fuel is a solid?
Oil
Natural Gas
All of the above
Coal
15
How are fossil fuels created?
Organic Material, Millions of Years, Heat , Pressure
Organic Material, Heat, Pressure
Millions of Years And Heat
Heat And Pressure
16
What is required to create fossils?
heat
pressure
millions of years
all of the above
17
This is an example of
Coal Formation
Compaction and Cementation
Fossil fuel formation
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
18
The oldest fossils will be found in the _______________ layers of sedimentary rock.
middle
bottom
throughout
top
19
All living things contain this element so when plant tissues get preserved it leaves a film
nitrogen
phosphorus
carbon
oxygen
20
Some fossils help more than others, helping to identify a very short period of Earth’s history
Cast and Mold Fossils
Index Fossils
Old Fossils
Trace Fossils
21
If a mold is later filled with mud that hardens, it creates a
sedimentary rock
mold
cast
fossil
22
How can fossil fuels help us today?
By polluting the Earth
By providing power for transportation and other energy needs
By creating fire
By helping us understand plants and animals of the past
23
Which fossil fuel is a dark brown or black liquid.
Coal
Natural Gas
Peat
Oil
24
When many animals go extinct at the same time, large scale, caused by climate change
oblivion
mass extinction
dinosaur age
ice age
25
What are some examples of Fossil Fuels?
Oil
All of the Above
Coal
Natural Gas
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Invisible, made mostly of methane, lighter than air, and highly flammable
Oil
Coal
Natural Gas