APES: Ch 14 Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Each of these countries are the top producers of gold except

• Austria

• Canada

• South Africa

• United States

The major concentric zones of the Earth include each of the following except the

• core

• mantle

• crust

• biosphere

An area on Earth where two or more plates collide is called a(n)

• transform fault

• divergent plate

• convergent plate

• oceanic ridge

Each of the following are considered a primary of effect of earthquakes except

• destruction of buildings

• fires

• landslides

• transportation delays

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Each of the following is an example of sedimentary rock except

• sandstone

• slate

• dolomite

• bituminous coal

Which of the following types of surface mining is used mostly to mine coal on hilly or mountainous terrain?

• open-pit mining

• mountain-top removal

• strip mining

• contour mining

Which of the following types of mining methods is used where the terrain is fairly flat, gigantic earth movers strip away the overburden, and power shovels remove mineral deposits?

• area-strip mining

• contour mining

• subsurface mining

• open-pit mining

The collapse of land above some underground mines is called

• overburden

• spoils

• subsidence

• gangue

The waste material that comes from ores is called

• spoils

• subsidence

• gangue

• overburden

Most of the nonrenewable mineral resources are supplied by each of these countries except

• Russia

• United States

• China

• South Africa

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1