Mining and Natural Resources

Which of these is an ore

• wood

• opal

• copper

• diamond

Tailings are

• toxic waste products from processing

• the last part of the mineral ore to be recovered

• The part of the mineral ore worth the least money

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Tailing's are normally dumped into

• Reclaimation areas

• underground pits and buried

• ponds surrounded by walls

• trucks and carted away

When the mining process is complete the site must be

• left open for inspection by the governement

• rehabilitated to the way it was before mining

• sold to the next mining company

• closed off with safety signs

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

Which type of mining disturbs the most land?

• Surface mining

• Sub-surface (underground) mining

• Mining in the oceans

Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• Tailings
• Rocks 
• Minerals 
• Deposits

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

• habitat destruction.

• erosion.

• tunnel collapse.

• pollution from coal dust.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5