5th Grade Natural Resource Content Pre-survey

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5th Grade Natural Resource Content Pre-survey - Quiz

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1.

The most plentiful fossil fuel found in the United States is?
- A.
  
  Natural gas
- B.
  
  Petroleum
- C.
  
  Wood
- D.
  
  Coal
2.

Which of the following fossil fuels produces the least amount of pollution?
- A.
  
  Coal
- B.
  
  Natural gas
- C.
  
  Oil
- D.
  
  Gasoline
3.

Where does petroleum come from?
- A.
  
  Ancient plankton and sea life
- B.
  
  Rocks from moving glaciers
- C.
  
  Minerals from the ocean
- D.
  
  Shells from ancient lakes
4.

What does petroleum look like underground?
- A.
  
  A large cave filled with oil
- B.
  
  A solid black layer of carbon
- C.
  
  A river of black oil flowing through a tunnel
- D.
  
  Drops of oil mixed with sand or filling small cracks
5.

In which of the following rock types are fossil fuels found?
- A.
  
  Sedimentary
- B.
  
  Metamorphic
- C.
  
  Igneous
- D.
  
  Magma
6.

Which of the following actions are required for the formation of fossil fuels?
- A.
  
  Oil from the seas sank into underground caves over thousands of years
- B.
  
  Heat and pressure over millions of years to organisms buried deep in the Earth
- C.
  
  Dinosaur bones that have become fossilized over time
- D.
  
  Magma that is formed deep in the Earth
7.

What type of region is most likely to produce the raw materials that can transform into coal?
- A.
  
  Arctic
- B.
  
  Desert
- C.
  
  Tropical
- D.
  
  Mountain
8.

The diagram below represents various sedimentary rock layers. Which layer is the oldest?
- A.
  
  Layer A
- B.
  
  Layer C
- C.
  
  Layer B
- D.
  
  Layer D
9.

A slab of sedimentary rock is found close to a mountain peak. In it are fossils of fish. Which of the following is not a good explanation for why this happened?
- A.
  
  The bones of fish eaten at a recent picnic became a fossil
- B.
  
  The mountain was once underwater and was uplifted
- C.
  
  The ocean has receded over the centuries that was once covering the mountain
- D.
  
  The slab of sedimentary rock has been transported from an ocean environment to a land environment
10.

What is the group of processes that transform sediments into rock?
- A.
  
  Compaction and cementation
- B.
  
  Transportation and cementation
- C.
  
  Digenesis and compaction
- D.
  
  Oxidation and transportation