16.1 Mining & resources

16.1 Mining & resources

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about how minerals are used is FALSE?

• Aluminum is frequently used in batteries, ammunition, glass, and ceramics.

• Desirable properties of metals are combined in ores.

• Nonmetals are used for many purposes around the world.

• Rubies are nonmetallic minerals prized for their beauty.

Multiple Choice

Ore minerals can form in all of the following places EXCEPT

• at the surface of an area that was once covered by water

• at the bottom of a water body

• in fractures within rocks

• in a bed of hot, flowing lava

Multiple Choice

Sand, gravel, and granite are examples of

• metallic minerals

• metallic elements

• nonmetallic minerals

• aluminum

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a metallic mineral?

• silver

• a mineral that conducts electricity, has a shiny surface, and is opaque

• copper

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

___ are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.

• Minerals

• Compounds

• Crystals

• Elements

Multiple Choice

Light does not reach the bottom of the ocean, yet certain species live there. Which best explains how species on the bottom of the ocean get energy to live?

• Algae and bacteria produce energy through photosynthesis.

• Hydrothermal vents produce energy through chemical reactions.

• Dead plants and animals produce energy through decomposition.

• Light comes from the core of the earth.

Multiple Select

What are the three elements that hydrothermal resources contain naturally?

• water

• heat

• permeability

• pressure

Multiple Choice

How does an evaporite form?

• They precipitate out of a solution

• Water evaporates, leaving crystalline solids behind

• Lava hits water and cools super fast

• They are only man made

Multiple Choice

Copper is used in

• Automobiles

• Magnetic Ink

Multiple Choice

Among the following which mineral is found in pencil we use?

• Carbonate

• Salt

• Iron

• Graphite