Mining Review

Mining Review

8th - 10th Grade

7 Qs

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8th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of mining would not be used to mine coal?

strip mining

mountaintop removal

solution mining

subsurface mining

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of mining would most likely be used when a mineral resource is spread evenly and deeply throughout a rock formation, but the ground is not safe for tunneling?

placer mining

solution mining

subsurface mining

open pit mining

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mining method contributes to excessive erosion, increased sediment, water pollution and air pollution?

undersea mining

placer mining

solution mining

mountaintop removal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A main goal of the General Mining Law of 1872 was to

outline the rules for mining on public land.

set up royalty rates for miners to pay on their profits.

ensure the safety of miners.

ensure that limited mining occurred on public land.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not a benefit of recycling minerals?

fewer dangerous metals will get into landfills.

recycling fossil fuels increases how long they will be available.

often recycling costs less than mining.

recycling may have less of an environmental impact than mining.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mining method is not widely used due to the extreme costs?

placer mining

undersea mining

strip mining

mountaintop removal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mining method in which material from riverbeds and streambeds is sifted for deposited resources is called ______________.

strip mining

undersea mining

placer mining

solution mining