Mining Review

The shiny quality of a surface of a mineral is called _____.

• streak

• luster

• color

• breakage pattern

What do we mine?

• Ores & Gems

• Cookies

• Plants

• Trees

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What are the two ways we extract minerals?

• Digging holes in our backyard

• Using a metal detector

• Playing in a sandbox

• Surface & Subsurface mining

Name one thing that you used today that were a product of mining.

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Name one environmental impact from mining.

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A mineral that contains a useful substance that can be mined for a profit is called a ______.

• Gem

• Ore

• Rock

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Name one positive impact from mining.

Mining that is done above ground is called ______?

• subsurface mining

• surface mining

• underground mining

• deep sea mining

Which mineral is hardest on Moh's Hardness scale?

• Fluorite

• Talc

• Quartz

• Diamond

True or False: Mining companies make decisions on where to mine based on how much money they will make.

• True

• False

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