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WorksheetsES - SII Unit 3 - Hiatt
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the process by which we set off small explosions to harvest natural gas?
a)
Mountaintop Removal mining
b)
Placer Mining
c)
Strip Mining
d)
Hydraulic fracturing.
2.
Mining takes place in the ( )spere.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Lithosphere
3.
Which term is described as the process that carries pesticides into water supplies from farm fields?
a)
Leaching
b)
Run off
c)
Pollution
d)
Fracking
4.
Which rock forms when magma cools slowly below Earth’s surface?
a)
Limestone
b)
Marble
c)
Basalt
d)
Granite
5.
Which type of rock is formed by the slow build up of material at the bottom of a river bed?
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Igneous rock
c)
Rock and roll
d)
Metamorphic rock
6.
The use of public land for mining of fossil fuels is regulated by the
a)
Frack act
b)
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
c)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
d)
General Mining Law of 1872
7.
A mineral that is found in shallow horizontal deposits near the surface is likely to be mined by
a)
mountaintop removal
b)
strip mining
c)
placer mining
d)
open pit mining
8.
Tunnels for extracting and removing coal must be dug in
a)
mountaintop removal mining
b)
solution mining
c)
placer mining
d)
subsurface mining
9.
Which of the following laws is concerned with activities that take place after mining is complete?
a)
General Mining Law of 1872
b)
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
c)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
d)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
10.
Deterioration of soil fertility is called:
a)
Leaching
b)
Degradation
c)
Aridity
d)
drought
11.
The practice of relying on composting and biological pest control. She is practicing
a)
Monoculture
b)
organic agriculture
c)
Polyculture
d)
Industrialized agriculture.
12.
Which layer of soil contains topsoil?
a)
A horizon
b)
O horizon
c)
event horizon
d)
R horizon
13.
One proven risk of Genetically Modified crops is
a)
the escape of GM genes into non-GM crops.
b)
the risk of cancer associated with eating GM foods.
c)
increased resistance of insects to pesticides because of the pesticide resistance of GM crops.
d)
the loss of consumer support.
14.
Applying water to field is called:
a)
Hydrology
b)
Hydropower
c)
Irrigation
d)
Irregularities
15.
Which type of mining releases massive amounts of methane gas into the atmosphere?
a)
Placer mining
b)
Mountaintop Removal
c)
Hydraulic fracturing
d)
Strip Mining
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