Minerals and Mining Review

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.

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

Sand, gravel, and granite are examples of

• metallic minerals

• metallic elements

• nonmetallic minerals

• aluminum

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• Minerals

• Compounds

• Crystals

• Elements

Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?

• Minerals have a crystalline structure.

• Humans can create minerals to suit specific needs.

• Minerals are inorganic materials.

• Minerals cannot be liquids or gases.

Which of the following would be the most economical method for subsurface mining a deposit of salt?

• room-and-pillar mining

• longwall minng

• solution mining

• quarrying

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Surface mining

• Subsurface mining

• Ocean mining

• Placer mining

Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Deep deposits of minerals being removed from underground though tunnels and shafts is the definition of: 

• Strip Mining 
• Mountaintop Removal 
• Subsurface Mining 
• Surface Mining 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• Tailings
• Rocks 
• Minerals 
• Deposits