Impact of mining on Environment quiz

Blasting and drilling at mines is bad for the environment because:

• It is noisy.

• It makes the ground shake.

• It releases a lot of dust that pollutes the air.

• None of the above.

A mine dump is a big pile of:

• Rock and soil taken out of a mine.

• A good place to play.

• A good foundation on which to build a house.

• A place where you can also dump other waste.

Slime dams are made up of:

• Green slime from animal waste.

• Water that is pumped out of mines and kept in the dam.

• Fresh rain water.

• Rain from storms in summer.

Deforestation:

• Happens at mines because the land must be cleared to be able to mine the area.

• Means that birds and animals lose their homes.

• Means that birds and animals lose their food source.

• All of the above.

Toxic chemicals and gases:

•   Can go into streams and rivers and then into the sea harming all the fish and marine species.

• Are used in mining to process the minerals or are sometimes escape when rocks are broken down.

• Are not harmful to animals and humans.

• A & B

Rock and soil taken out a mine and left in big piles is called...

A poisonous gas that escapes when rocks are broken down in mines is called...

Removing all the trees in an area to build a mine is called...

Blasting and drilling releases a lot of...

Fires at mines are caused by...