Chapters 13, 17 - Mining, Minerals, and Fossil Fuels (+nuclear)

The DRC has more ______________ reserves than the rest of the planet combined.

• Lithium

• Silver

• Cobalt

• Oil

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In 2021, the DRC produced approximately ​ (a)   % of the world's cobalt.

• 74
• 64
• 54
• 84
• 44

In addition to human rights abuses, what 2 other major problems does mining in the DRC create?

• environmental degradation

• unsafe working conditions

• racial discrimination

• competition for jobs

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An important characteristic of minerals is that they are ​ (a)   .

• inorganic
• organic
• artificial

Match the 4 ways that minerals can form:

• Living organisms

• 4. some organisms, like clams, form hard structures for protection or support

• Crystallization

• heat and the weight of overlying rock can deform, rearrange, or create new minerals

• 2. Precipitation

• atoms or molecules arrange into a highly ordered, solid structure from cooling magma or lava

• Pressure and temperature

• dissolved minerals come out of solution and form solid mineral deposits

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Match the following types of rock:

• igneous

• heat or pressure changes the structure of existing rocks

• metamorphic

• • when fragments cement together or water evaporates and leaves behind minerals

• • sedimentary

• forms when magma cools and solidifies

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Drag and drop the rock types with the numbers that indicate what the rock type forms from.

c

a

b

metamorphic

igneous

sedimentary

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Match the following items that can be mined:

• Nonmetallic minerals

• minerals including gemstones, salt, and sand that have valuable properties to a variety of industries

• Fossil fuels

• 1. minerals that are mined and processed so valuable metals can be removed

• Ores

• 3. coal, oil, and natural gas that can be found in sedimentary deposits and processed to generate energy

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A major US environmental law that gives the government authority to identify hazardous waste sites and hold polluters financially responsible for cleanup.

• General Mining Law of 1872

• CERCLA (or Superfund) of 1980

• Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977

• Clean Air Act of 1963

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Metals are one of the more important materials we can recycle. Extracting aluminum ore takes ​ (a)   times more energy than obtaining it from recycled sources.

• 10
• 15
• 5
• 20

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