5/5 EE Warm Up

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

• Minerals

• Ore

• Oil

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This type of mining involves moving HUGE amounts of Earth to access ore.

• surface mining

• subsurface mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When ore is extracted from near the surface by digging deep into the ground.

• Strip Mining

• Contour Mining

• Mountaintop Removal

• Open Pit Mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution are associated with ______.

• subsurface mining
• surface mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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-LS2-4

Removing ore along a seam in a hillside.

• Open Pit Mining

• Fracking

• Mountaintop Removal

• Contour Mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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

• Open Pit Mining

• Oil Derricks

• Strip Mining

• Fracking

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

• fracking.

• rigging.

• contouring.

• derricks.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The process of returning the land back to its original state after mining is called...

• subsidence
• reclamation
• solar evaporation
• slash and burn

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