Mineral Resources and Mining

Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Surface mining

• Subsurface mining

• Ocean mining

• Placer mining

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

• Strip Mining 

• Mountaintop Removal 

• Subsurface Mining 

• Surface Mining 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the name of solid waste that was produced during mining?

• Tailings

• Rocks 

• Minerals 

• Deposits

What type of mining would most likely be used if a resource is concentrated in deep pockets in ground that is safe for tunneling?

• subsurface mining

• mountaintop removal

• solution mining

• open pit mining

For mining to be profitable, ...

• the price of the final product must be greater than the costs of extraction and refining

• the price of the final product must be less than the costs of extraction and refining

• the price of the initial product must be greater than the costs of extraction and refining

• the price of the initial product must be less than the costs of extraction and refining

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

An extreme form of mining where an entire mountain peak is removed

• open pit mining

• surface mining

• quarrying

• mountain top 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

Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?

• carbon

• sulfur

• nitrogen

• boron

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Used to separate solid ore from a mixture of liquid chemicals

• Froth Flotation

• Smelting

• Fracturing

• Solution Mining

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

• subsurface mining

• strip mining

• solution mining

• placer mining