Environmental Chapter 11, 12, and 13 Exam

In the following space, use T to indicate that the statement is True and F to indicate the given statement is False. Nonrenewable mineral resources take millions or even billions of years to be replenished.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A mineral is a combination of two or more rocks that are composed of pure elements or pure compounds.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In the following space, use T to indicate that the statement is True and F to indicate the given statement is False. Mineral reserves can be increased when higher prices make it profitable to mine deposits that were previously too expensive.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

In the following space, use T to indicate that the statement is True and F to indicate the given statement is False. Nonrenewable energy resources are limited in supply and are expected to be depleted within the next 100 to 200 years.

• True

• False

In the following space, use T to indicate that the statement is True and F to indicate the given statement is False. Useable by-products of the oil refining process include petrochemicals.

• True

• False

In the following space, use T to indicate that the statement is True and F to indicate the given statement is False. Very little commercial energy is wasted in U.S. industries because the United States is a world leader in energy efficiency.

• True

• False

Most minerals are _____.

• pure elements

• a mixture of elements and rocks

• a mixture of compounds and elements

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A high-grade ore _____.

• a. contains a very valuable mineral

• b. contains a high concentration of a mineral that is being mined

• c. is typically a pure mineral

• d. is typically a pure element

Which type of mining is NOT a form of surface mining?

• mountaintop removal

• strip

• subsurface

• open-pit

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

• high-grade ore

• metamorphic ore

• low-grade ore

• bituminous ore

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3