Humans Using Minerals

Humans Using Minerals

7th - 9th Grade

10 Qs

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Humans Using Minerals

Humans Using Minerals

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th - 9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-1, MS-ETS1-1, MS-LS2-4

+4

Standards-aligned

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A natural rock or sediment from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably is known as ...?

tailings

soil

ore

minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Choose the most appropriate mining method to use where ore containing a metal or valuable mineral is found at the surface.

underground mining

open-cut mining

dredging

leach mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The process of separating valuable minerals from the Earth is known as...?

dredging

smelting

rehabilitation

extraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The waste materials from mining or processing, which can be a problem if they contain poisonous or harmful chemicals such as cyanide or acids, are known as...?

tailings

ore

minerals

metals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The excavation of material such as sand or gravel, from a water environment is known as...?

open-cut mining

underground mining

dredging

leach mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The process of replacing the original topsoil, fertilising and replanting with native plants is known as...?

extraction

rehabilitation

leach mining

smelting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The mining process used when the mineral deposit is below ground and can be drilled into and dissolved with a solvent that is pumped in, then the solution is pumped out and recovered, is known as...?

open-cut mining

underground mining

dredging

leach mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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