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Test Description: Mining Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are mineral deposits that are large enough to be mined for profit called?
A
quarries
B
ore
C
pegmatites
D
surface minerals
2) Which of the following is NOT a type of surface mine?
A
quarry
B
open pit
C
surface coal mine
D
shaft
3) What must be dug into the Earth to reach deeply buried ore?
A
deposits
B
coal
C
passageways
D
open-pit mines
4) What is one problem that mining may create?
A
water pollution
B
mineral deposits
C
ore
D
reclamation
5) How do we return land used for mining to its original state?
A
by pollution
B
by recycling
C
by stripmining
D
by reclamation
6) What is one way to reduce our need for minerals?
A
recycling
B
subsurface mining
C
surface mining
D
reclamation
7) If a mineral deposit is located deep within the Earth, _________ mining methods are used to mine the deposit.
A
subsurface
B
jackhammers
C
explosives.....awesome
D
surface
8) Metallic minerals are good conductors of _________ and __________.
A
hot and cold
B
heat and sound
C
heat and electricity
D
cold and sound
9) Nonmetallic minerals that are valued for their beauty and rarity rather than their usefulness are called _______________.
A
gemstones
B
Max
C
pretty
D
calcite
10) The groups of minerals that we commonly mine are ________________.
A
metallic and nonmetallic
B
silica and calcite
C
metal and gems
D
gemstones and nonmetallic
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