Environmental Science

Environmental Science

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Environmental Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first step in surface coal mining is 

to remove and set aside the soil that covers the area to be mined
to use heavy equipment to take core samples
to test to see if quarrying would be more effective
to make cuts in the coal for easier removal

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The wall of a coal seam 

long wall
quarry
aggregate
ore mineral

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Minerals that contain valuable substances 

native elements
gangue minerals
ore minerals 
evaporites

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is one reason why undersea mining has been largely unsuccessful to date?

Magma exists under the ocean floor
There is too much aggregate on the ocean floor
Deposits at great water depths are difficult to work.
Ocean water is too salty.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

mining method used when ore deposits are located closed to Earth's surface 

ore minerals
quarry
placer deposits
surface mining 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A serious hazard of coal mining is

a high-pressure water blast
an underground mine fire
an aggregation 
excess overburd

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the sinking of regions of the ground with litter or no horizontal movement 

alloy 
subsidence 
ore minerals
quarry

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