Unit 4.1 Mining and Mineral Resources Review

Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?

• carbon
• sulfur
• nitrogen
• boron

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Surface mining

• Subsurface mining

• Ocean mining

• Placer mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

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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 

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

• subsurface mining

• strip mining

• solution mining

• placer mining

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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 process that is accelerated by mining?

• habitat destruction.

• erosion.

• tunnel collapse.

• pollution from coal dust.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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.

This type of mining involves pumping hot water into the earth and dissolves the ore is known as

• deep well injection

• solution mining

• geothermal mining

• crystallization differentiation

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