GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are both formed over a long period of time with high pressure. Sedimentary rocks burn fossil fuels underground to release energy. Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are mixed with fossils to provide energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels are related because fossil fuels are trapped in some sedimentary rocks. Fossil fuels form when organic matter and sediment accumulate on top over time. With heat and pressure, the organic matter goes through a chemical change converting them into coal, petroleum, or natural gas.

Detailed explanation-3: -A fossil fuel, petroleum is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and subjected to intense heat and pressure. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling (natural petroleum springs are rare).

Detailed explanation-4: -Pieces of rock are loosened by weathering, then transported to some basin or depression where sediment is trapped. If the sediment is buried deeply, it becomes compacted and cemented, forming sedimentary rock. Clastic sedimentary rocks may have particles ranging in size from microscopic clay to huge boulders.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sedimentary rocks can contain fossils because, unlike most igneous and metamorphic rocks, they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remains.