Minerals and Mining

Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

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

• Strip Mining 
• Mountaintop Removal 
• Subsurface Mining 
• Surface Mining 

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Sedimentary rocks are _______ .

• formed from magma

• a type of foliated igneous rock

• formed because of changes in temperature and pressure, or the presence of hot watery fluids

• formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals form from solutions

When does metamorphism occur?

• when rocks are subjected to wind and rain

• when sediment is laid down by water that is moving too slowly to carry it any longer

• when rocks are subject to high temperatures and pressure

• when lava cools and crystalizes

Which mining method is most likely to destroy the habitats of wildlife?

• subsurface mining

• strip mining

• solution mining

• placer mining

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Which of the following is a natural process that is accelerated by mining?

• habitat destruction.

• erosion.

• tunnel collapse.

• pollution from coal dust.

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Which of the following laws is concerned with activities that take place after mining is complete?

• General Mining Law of 1872.

• Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.

• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

• Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.

This type of mining involves pumping hot water into the earth and dissolves the ore is known as

• deep well injection

• solution mining

• geothermal mining

• crystallization differentiation

The mining method used to sift through material in riverbed deposits is ____________________.

• placer mining

• sift mining

• strip mining

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