Mining

Mining

9th Grade

16 Qs

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Mining

Mining

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-1, MS-ETS1-2

Standards-aligned

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mining that is done above ground is called...

surface mining.

subsurface mining.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mining that is done below ground is called...

surface mining.

subsurface mining.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

surface mining

subsurface mining

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Open Pit Mining

Oil Derricks

Strip Mining

Fracking

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whether or not something is mined is determined by its monetary value.

True

False

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