11-3 & 11-4 Geology & Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Mineral reserves can be increased when higher prices make it profitable to mine deposits that were previously too expensive.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Nanomaterials made out of common, abundant elements may soon replace the need for mining some metals.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

A longer depletion-time estimate assumes no recycling or reuse and no increase in reserves.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Mining has polluted mountain streams in western U.S. watersheds and accounts for about half of all the country’s emissions of toxic chemicals.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

To make it economically worth their while, companies must mine large quantities of _____.

• high-grade ore

• metamorphic ore

• low-grade ore

• bituminous ore

• depleted minerals

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What fraction of all solid waste in the United States is produced by surface and subsurface mining?

• one-tenth

• one-fourth

• one-half

• three-fourths

• nine-tenths

_____ uses bacteria or fungi to separate minerals from ore in a manner that is much less harmful to the environment than conventional mining methods.

• sub-surface mining

• biomining

• nanotechnology

• open pit mining

• smelting

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The use of _____ is likely to play a large role in the predicted materials revolution.

• renewable minerals

• platinum

• chromium

• aluminum

• nanotechnology

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Heating ores to release the metals they contain is called ___ and it usually results in environmental problems.

• smelting

• biomining

• tailings

• open pit mining

• nanoteching

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

In a competitive market, which of the following will NOT occur as a result of a resource becoming depleted?

• a drop in price

• a rise in price

• new exploration

• increased recycling

• reduction of waste

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3