Quecreek Mine Flood Quiz

Quecreek Mine Flood Quiz

7th Grade

5 Qs

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Quecreek Mine Flood Quiz

Quecreek Mine Flood Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Katharine Rodriguez

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the Quecreek Mine flood in 2002?

A natural earthquake

A dam breaking nearby

Miners accidentally drilling into an adjacent, flooded mine

Heavy rainfall flooding the mine entrance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many miners were trapped during the Quecreek Mine flood?

9

12

7

15

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a key method used to rescue the trapped miners?

Divers swam through the flooded tunnels

A large drill was used to create a rescue shaft

Robots were sent in to provide supplies

The miners dug their way out with hand tools

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long were the miners trapped underground during the Quecreek Mine flood?

77 hours

24 hours

48 hours

96 hours

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the major outcomes of the Quecreek Mine rescue operation?

The mine was permanently closed

New safety regulations were implemented for mines

All mining in the state was temporarily halted

The use of robots in rescue operations became standard