Mineral resources and Mining

Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• 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 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

Sedimentary rocks are _______ .

• formed from magma

• a type of foliated igneous rock

• formed because of changes in temperature and pressure, or the presence of hot watery fluids

• formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals form from solutions

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

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Sustainable mineral use and longer lifetimes for scarce minerals can be achieved with all of the following EXCEPT...

• Recycling

• Increasing demand and lowering prices for products using these minerals.

• Exploring for new resources

• Developing substitutes for these minerals.