Acid mine drainage is the result of

• ash and air debris creating acid rain

• boulders and debris blocking the flow of rivers/streams

• toxins from water in mines drain into streams

• minerals from mining being left behind creating pollution

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Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

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What is the name of solid waste that was produced during mining?

• Tailings
• Rocks 
• Minerals 
• Deposits

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Which of the following is a natural process that is accelerated by mining?

• habitat destruction.

• erosion.

• tunnel collapse.

• pollution from coal dust.

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Reclamation is.....

• not required in the US.
• a process that causes significant environmental damage.
• returning the land back to its original condition after mining
• required for every country and every type of mine in the world.

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The _____ sets standards to minimize the surface effects of coal mining on the environment.

• Clean Water Act
• Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (1980)
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
• Safe Drinking Water Act

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Which of the following is NOT environmental impacts of mining?

• Destroys natural communities over large areas.

• Acid drainage pollutes groundwater.

• Creates minimal dust.

• Causes erosion

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Which of the following is NOT a risk of mountaintop removal?

• dust/air pollution
• acid mine drainage
• boulders in houses
• men getting stuck in a mine

Which of the following are NOT potential environmental impacts of mining?

• Erosion and Sedimentation
• Air, Water, and Noise Pollution.
• Underground Fires, displacement of wildlife, and subsidence.
• All of the options are potential environmental impacts.

The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act, and Endangered Species Act are:

• Brazilian laws that regulate mining.
• United States federal and state laws that regulate mining.
• International laws that regulate mining.
• All of the above