Mining and Mineral Resources

Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Surface mining

• Subsurface mining

• Ocean mining

• Placer mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Deep deposits of minerals being removed from underground though tunnels and shafts is the definition of: 

• Strip Mining 

• Mountaintop Removal 

• Subsurface Mining 

• Surface Mining 

What is the name of solid waste that was produced during mining?

• Tailings

• Rocks 

• Minerals 

• Deposits

What type of mining would most likely be used if a resource is concentrated in deep pockets in ground that is safe for tunneling?

• subsurface mining

• mountaintop removal

• solution mining

• open pit mining

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What type of mining is common used to remove valuable coal resources from hilly mountainous terrain?

• open-pit mining

• area strip mining

• sub-surface mining

• contour strip mining

For mining to be profitable, ...

• the price of the final product must be greater than the costs of extraction and refining

• the price of the final product must be less than the costs of extraction and refining

• the price of the initial product must be greater than the costs of extraction and refining

• the price of the initial product must be less than the costs of extraction and refining

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

An extreme form of mining where an entire mountain peak is removed

• open pit mining

• surface mining

• quarrying

• mountain top mining

• strip mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The first step in surface mining is to:

• use diggers to remove the loose rock / mineral.

• clear vegetation and remove the soil.

• break up and loosen the rock / mineral layer by using explosives.

• load the rock / mineral onto trucks and take it away.

The process of heating an ore beyond its melting point and combining it with other substances is called

• smelting.

• dredging.

• tailing.

• frothing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Type of surface mining that uses explosives, massive shovels, and even larger machinery called drag lines to expose seams of coal underneath

• mountaintop removal

• area strip mining

• contour strip mining

• open-pit mining