Mineral Resources and Mining

Which of the following is an example of a metal?

• sulfur

• carbon

• gold

• quartzite

Which of the following is a drawback to the use of oil shale to produce energy?

• Most of the world's oil shale occurs in politically unstable countries

• Processing, mining, and waste disposal are expensive

• Oil shale occurs only in areas with plentiful water resources for processing

• Oil shale can be mined only in arid regions

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What is a benefit of using coal for energy?

• It is nonpolluting

• It can be shipped in a liquid form

• It is plentiful in the US

• It can be mined without damaging the land

Where are tar sands plentiful?

• Kentucky

• Canada

• Saudi Arabia

• Mexico

Where in the ocean do mineral deposits form?

• near hydrothermal vents

• in deep ocean trenches

• in shallow waters near islands

• under ice near the poles

What is something nonmetallic mineral resources are used for?

• gold mining

• natural gas production

• gasoline

• building materials

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• cotton

• trees

• cattle

• uranium

What type of resources take millions of years to form?

• recyclable

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• unusable

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What other natural resource is wasted while processing tar sands?

• natural gas

• oxygen

• water

• wind

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When rock ore contains small concentrations of gold, which technique is used to increase the amount of gold retrieved?

• Subsurface Mining

• Mining of near-shore sediments.

• Strip mining and mopuntaintop removal.

• Cyanide leaching of crushed rock.

• Smelting of high-grade ore.

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