
APES 5.9 Mining
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Soil, vegetation, & rocks that are removed to get to an ore deposit below
reserve
ore
overburden
tailings
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Acid mine drainage results from the release of what element from the mineral pyrite?
sulfur
carbpm
chlorine
nitrogen
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which greenhouse gas is released by coal mining?
nitrous oxide
carbon dioxide
ozone
methane
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Restoring land to its original state after mining has finished is called __.
reclamation
remediation
restoration
redemption
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What may be added to acidic water to neutralize it?
sulfur nitrate
calcium carbonate
iron oxide
magnesium sulfate
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is an advantage of surface mining?
topsoil erosion
habitat loss
efficient
increased stream turbulence
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Commercially valuable deposits of concentrated minerals
tailings
ore
overburden
metals
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
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