Mining and deep ocean mining

Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more soil?

• Surface mining

• Subsurface mining

• Ocean mining

• Placer mining

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

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

Used to separate solid ore from a mixture of liquid chemicals

• Froth Flotation

• Smelting

• Fracturing

• Solution Mining

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

• Tailings
• Rocks 
• Minerals 
• Deposits

The molten material deep inside Earth from which igneous rocks form is called ______ .

• magma

• lava

• neither a nor b

• both a and b

Which mining method is most likely to destroy the habitats of wildlife?

• subsurface mining

• strip mining

• solution mining

• placer mining

What type of mining would most likely be used if a resource is concentrated in deep pockets in ground that is safe for tunneling?

• subsurface mining

• mountaintop removal

• solution mining

• open pit mining

The process of heating an ore beyond its melting point and combining it with other substances is called

• smelting.

• dredging.

• tailing.

• frothing.

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

• habitat destruction.

• erosion.

• tunnel collapse.

• pollution from coal dust.

Which of the following laws is concerned with activities that take place after mining is complete?

• General Mining Law of 1872.

• Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.

• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

• Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.