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Fossil Fuels: Coal

Fossil Fuels: Coal

Assessment

Presentation

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-4, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rachel York

Used 43+ times

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6 Slides • 14 Questions

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Multiple Select

All of the coal in the world:

(Choose 2)

1

is found in sedimentary rock

2

forms from the nitrogen cycle

3

was made at the same time

4

are fossils

5

gets its mass from the ground

3

Multiple Choice

How many types of coal are there?

1

Two

2

Three

3

Four

4

Five

4

Multiple Choice

Which type of coal has the highest energy content and burns the cleanest?

1

Anthracite

2

Bituminous

3

Lignite

4

Peat

5

​Most coal mining occurs in:

​United States

​Russia

​China

​Australia

​India

6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of mining?

1

Underground mining

2

Strip mining

3

Mountaintop removal

4

Luminous mining

7

Multiple Choice

Where is the largest coal mine in the world?

1

USA

2

China

3

India

4

Australia

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Mountaintop Removal: Coal Mining

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Multiple Choice

Mining only affects the land directly around the mining sites.

1

True

2

False

11

Multiple Select

What do Federal Regulations require mining companies to do after collection is complete at a site? (Choose 2)

1

Resculpt the land to look exactly the same as it was before mining began

2

Replant trees and other vegetation

3

Resculpt the land to have features similar to those prior to mining

4

Put up warning signs of toxic materials

5

Only to put up fences or doorways to prevent trespassing in dangerous areas

12

​Environmental Impacts of Surface Mining

13

Multiple Select

Which of the following ways are used to help clean up and reclaim mining sites?

1

Replanting vegetation

2

Smooth hillsides to decrease erosion

3

Control grazing

4

Setting up hiking trails and camping sites

5

Draining runoff

14

Multiple Select

Which ecological processes can explain why life may not be found in abandoned mine areas? (choose 3)

1

eutrophication

2

ecological tolerance

3

acid mine drainage

4

ecological succession

5

trophic cascade

15

Multiple Choice

Any sites that were abandoned before 1977 are the responsibility of ___ to reclaim.

1

Mining companies + EPA

2

Private landowners only

3

the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

4

only mining companies

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Multiple Choice

What type(s) of product(s) can come from reclaimed land areas?

1

Lavender oil

2

Hand sanitizer

3

Salts

4

All of the above

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Multiple Choice

Pollution stops when mining stops.

1

True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

What other effects may occur after mining stops?

1

Flooding

2

Landslides

3

Company Bankruptcy

4

All of the above

20

Multiple Choice

What year did the Federal Government start requiring mining companies to do cleanup and reclaimation?

1

1977

2

1982

3

1999

4

1925

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