Coal Mining

Which type of coal has a higher carbon content?

• Bituminous

• Sub-bituminous

• Anthracite

• Lignite

Which coal is the type we use mostly in the US?

• Lignite

• Sub-bituminous

• Bituminous

• Anthracite

Which two are the "dirty" types of coal?

• Lignite and bituminous

• Sub-bituminous and anthracite

• Lignite and anthracite

• Lignite and sub-bituminous

Which answer represents the order the coal is found in the ground from OLDEST to YOUNGEST?

• Anthracite, Lignite, Sub-bituminous, Bituminous

• Anthracite, Sub-bituminous, Bituminous, Lignite

• Anthracite, Bituminous, Sub-bituminous, Lignite

• Anthracite, Bituminous, Lignite, Sub-bituminous

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How can you tell the Bituminous coal apart from Sub-bituminous?

• Sub-bituminous has luster

• Bituminous is brittle

• Sub-bituminous has a high heat content

• Bituminous has luster

What happens to the carbon bonds in coal as it ages?

• Just gets older with compression

• The bonds get weaker with compression

• The bonds get tighter with compression

• The bonds explode and cause rampant destruction

By looking at Lignite and Sub-bituminous, what is the most noticeable difference between the two different types of coal?

• Sub-bituminous is brown

• Lignite is black

• Sub-bituminous has luster

• Lignite is brown

Which of the following is NOT a risk of mountaintop removal?

• dust/air pollution

• acid mine drainage

• boulders in houses

• men getting stuck in a mine

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Which of the following is NOT environmental impacts of mining?

• Destroys natural communities over large areas.

• Acid drainage pollutes groundwater.

• Creates minimal dust.

• Causes erosion

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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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