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WorksheetsAPES Mining
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
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1.
Area where earth's lithospheric plates are pushed together
a)
divergent plate boundary
b)
transform plate boundary
c)
convergent plate boundary
d)
earthquake
2.
The time it takes to use a certain fraction, usually 80%, of the known or estimated supply of a nonrenewable resource
a)
country time
b)
depletion time
c)
reduction time
d)
exclusion time
3.
Type of surface mining that uses explosives, massive shovels, and even larger machinery called drag lines to expose seams of coal underneath
a)
mountaintop removal
b)
area strip mining
c)
contour strip mining
d)
open-pit mining
4.
Part of a metal-yielding material that can be economically and legally extracted at a given time
a)
geology
b)
mineral
c)
lithosphere
d)
ore
5.
Layer of soil and rock overlying a mineral deposit
a)
underburden
b)
overburden
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
6.
Process in which a desired metal is separated from the other elements
a)
high-grade ore
b)
spoils
c)
ore
d)
smelting
7.
Area in which oceanic lithosphere is carried downward under a continent at a plate boundary
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
subduction zone
8.
Extraction of a metal ore or fuel resource such as coal from a deep underground deposit
a)
open-pit mining
b)
contour strip mining
c)
surface mining
d)
subsurface mining
9.
Tailings are
a)
minerals found in metamorphic rock
b)
magma ore resulting from seafloor spreading
c)
the remaining supply of metals on Earth
d)
the waste material from mining
10.
Which type of mining is usually most directly harmful to miners?
a)
sub-surface mining
b)
open pit mining
c)
placer mining
d)
strip mining
11.
Reclamation is.....
a)
not required in the US.
b)
a process that causes significant environmental damage.
c)
returning the land back to its original condition after mining
d)
required for every country and every type of mine in the world.
12.
Acid mine drainage causes
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
subsidence
d)
erosion
13.
Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?
a)
carbon
b)
sulfur
c)
nitrogen
d)
boron
14.
Which of the following is NOT environmental impacts of mining?
a)
Destroys natural communities over large areas.
b)
Acid drainage pollutes groundwater.
c)
Creates minimal dust.
d)
Mass wasting is common when overburden is loosened.
15.
Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?
a)
Surface mining
b)
Sub-surface mining
c)
Mining in the oceans
16.
Which of the following is NOT a risk of mountaintop removal?
a)
dust/air pollution
b)
acid mine drainage
c)
boulders in houses
d)
men getting stuck in a mine
17.
Acid mine drainage is the result of
a)
ash and air debris creating acid rain
b)
boulders and debris blocking the flow of rivers/streams
c)
toxins in tailings leaching into the soil
d)
minerals from mining being left behind creating pollution
18.
Compared to mining for materials 100 or even 50 years ago, minerals are
a)
easier to access
b)
more difficult to access
c)
found only in national parks
d)
usually accessed by strip mining
19.
Smelting is when the mineral being mined is
a)
isolated
b)
heated or reacted with chemicals
c)
reclaimed
d)
left in tailings
20.
Which greenhouse gas is released by coal mining?
a)
nitrous oxide
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ozone
d)
methane
21.
Which of the following is the most destructive and most difficult to reclaim?
a)
strip mining
b)
open pit mining
c)
mountaintop mining
d)
subsurface mining
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