Unit 6: Mining

a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.

• Minerals

• Ore

• Oil

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Mining that is done above ground is called...

• surface mining.

• subsurface mining.

Mining that is done below ground is called...

• surface mining.

• subsurface mining.

When ore is removed in layers by removing the soil that is on top.

• Open Pit Mining

• Oil Derricks

• Strip Mining

• Fracking

Whether or not something is mined is determined by its monetary value.

• True

• False

Removing ore along a seam in a hillside.

• Open Pit Mining

• Fracking

• Mountaintop Removal

• Contour Mining

A natural resource that can only be replaced only through geological, physical, and chemical processes that take millions of years.

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

Removing a mountaintop to reach the ore that lays underneath.

• Open Pit Mining

• Fracking

• Mountaintop Removal

• Contour Mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A natural resource that can be replaced by nature in a short period of time.

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

The controversial method for getting natural gas in rock deep underground is called...

• fracking.

• rigging.

• contouring.

• derricks.