Fossil Fuels: Coal

Multiple Select

All of the coal in the world:

(Choose 2)

• is found in sedimentary rock

• forms from the nitrogen cycle

• was made at the same time

• are fossils

• gets its mass from the ground

Multiple Choice

How many types of coal are there?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Multiple Choice

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

• Anthracite

• Bituminous

• Lignite

• Peat

​Most coal mining occurs in:

​United States

​Russia

​China

​Australia

​India

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of mining?

• Underground mining

• Strip mining

• Mountaintop removal

• Luminous mining

Multiple Choice

Where is the largest coal mine in the world?

• USA

• China

• India

• Australia

Mountaintop Removal: Coal Mining

Multiple Choice

Mining only affects the land directly around the mining sites.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

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

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

• Replant trees and other vegetation

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

• Put up warning signs of toxic materials

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

​Environmental Impacts of Surface Mining

Multiple Select

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

• Replanting vegetation

• Smooth hillsides to decrease erosion

• Control grazing

• Setting up hiking trails and camping sites

• Draining runoff

Multiple Select

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

• eutrophication

• ecological tolerance

• acid mine drainage

• ecological succession

• trophic cascade

Multiple Choice

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

• Mining companies + EPA

• Private landowners only

• the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• only mining companies

Multiple Choice

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

• Lavender oil

• Hand sanitizer

• Salts

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Pollution stops when mining stops.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What other effects may occur after mining stops?

• Flooding

• Landslides

• Company Bankruptcy

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

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

• 1977

• 1982

• 1999

• 1925