Question 1

Mining has polluted mountain streams in about 40% of the western U.S.watersheds and accounts for 50% of all the country's emissions of toxic chemicals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A solution of highly toxic cyanide salts is used at approximately 90% of the world's gold mines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What determines which part of a known ore supply is extracted and used?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​economics 
B)  ​geology 
C)  ​tax laws 
D)  ​subsidies 
E)  ​environmental regulations 
A)  ​economics 
B)  ​geology 
C)  ​tax laws 
D)  ​subsidies 
E)  ​environmental regulations

Question 4

Scientists use the Richter scale,on which each unit has a(n)____________________ ten times greater then the next smaller unit,to classify earthquakes as insignificant,minor,damaging,destructive,major,or great.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scientists use the Richter scale,on which each...

Question 5

What major rock type is a limestone?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​organic 
B)  ​igneous 
C)  ​metamorphic 
D)  ​sedimentary 
E)  ​crystalline 
A)  ​organic 
B)  ​igneous 
C)  ​metamorphic 
D)  ​sedimentary 
E)  ​crystalline

Question 6

What industry produces more toxic emissions than any other in the U.S.?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​technology 
B)  ​manufacturing 
C)  ​energy 
D)  ​mining 
E)  ​automobile 
A)  ​technology 
B)  ​manufacturing 
C)  ​energy 
D)  ​mining 
E)  ​automobile

Question 7

After extracting the gold from a mine,____ has allowed companies to walk away from cleaning up their mining operations.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​poor enforcement 
B)  ​relaxed environmental laws 
C)  ​market price 
D)  ​bankruptcy 
E)  ​outdated mining laws 
A)  ​poor enforcement 
B)  ​relaxed environmental laws 
C)  ​market price 
D)  ​bankruptcy 
E)  ​outdated mining laws

Question 8

Nonrenewable mineral resources renew over millions to billions of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a reason that the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lack of attention to dire predictions from emergency warning centers 
B)  ​indicators of a weak storm by early detection systems 
C)  ​no recording devices in place to provide an early warning of this tsunami 
D)  ​no knowledge of the potential of earthquakes in this region 
E)  ​assumptions that tsunamis caused little harm until this event 
A)  ​lack of attention to dire predictions from emergency warning centers 
B)  ​indicators of a weak storm by early detection systems 
C)  ​no recording devices in place to provide an early warning of this tsunami 
D)  ​no knowledge of the potential of earthquakes in this region 
E)  ​assumptions that tsunamis caused little harm until this event

Question 10

The United States National Academy of Sciences says that the federal government is not doing enough to evaluate potential risks from engineered nanomaterials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

High risk locations for earthquakes and tsunamis are not well known,and so events like a tsunami cannot be anticipated and preparations cannot be made in advance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Earth's crust contains scarce and quickly depleting deposits of iron and aluminum ores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Granite is a type of ____________________ rock.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Granite is a type of ____________________ rock....

Question 14

The 17 ____ include scandium,yttrium,and 15 lanthanide chemical elements,including lanthanum.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​semi-precious minerals 
B)  ​metallic ores 
C)  ​non-metallic ores 
D)  ​rare earth metals 
E)  ​strategically important minerals 
A)  ​semi-precious minerals 
B)  ​metallic ores 
C)  ​non-metallic ores 
D)  ​rare earth metals 
E)  ​strategically important minerals

Question 15

Although computer chips are partly made of crystals manufactured in a factory by humans,why is it that these chips cannot be called minerals?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They do not exist in large enough quantities. 
B)  ​They are not naturally occurring. 
C)  ​They contain organic materials. 
D)  ​They are not entirely solid. 
E)  ​They contain no inorganic components. 
A)  ​They do not exist in large enough quantities. 
B)  ​They are not naturally occurring. 
C)  ​They contain organic materials. 
D)  ​They are not entirely solid. 
E)  ​They contain no inorganic components.

Question 16

Acid mine drainage involves ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the combination of water and acidic compounds used to process ores 
B)  ​acid that drains out of gold mines 
C)  rainwater from a mine carrying sulfuric acid to nearby streams and groundwater 
D)  ​acid waste left over from the mining process 
E)  ​identical processes to those of acid rain 
A)  ​the combination of water and acidic compounds used to process ores 
B)  ​acid that drains out of gold mines 
C)  rainwater from a mine carrying sulfuric acid to nearby streams and groundwater 
D)  ​acid waste left over from the mining process 
E)  ​identical processes to those of acid rain

Question 17

A longer depletion-time estimate assumes no recycling or reuse and no increase in reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The use of ____ is likely to play a large role in the predicted materials revolution.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​renewable minerals 
B)  ​depletion allowances 
C)  ​subsidies 
D)  ​sustainable mining 
E)  ​nanotechnology 
A)  ​renewable minerals 
B)  ​depletion allowances 
C)  ​subsidies 
D)  ​sustainable mining 
E)  ​nanotechnology

Question 19

Match each rock with its type.
-marble​

Accepted Answer

A) sedimentary 
B) igneous 
C) metamorphic 
A) sedimentary 
B) igneous 
C) metamorphic

Question 20

Most of the chemical elements and compounds found in ____ occur in such low concentrations that recovering these mineral resources takes more energy and money than they are worth.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​rare earth element deposits 
B)  ​biomines 
C)  ​recycling 
D)  ​low-grade ores 
E)  ​seawater 
A)  ​rare earth element deposits 
B)  ​biomines 
C)  ​recycling 
D)  ​low-grade ores 
E)  ​seawater

Mining has polluted mountain streams in about 40% of the western U.S.watersheds and accounts for 50% of all the country's emissions of toxic chemicals.

A solution of highly toxic cyanide salts is used at approximately 90% of the world's gold mines.

What determines which part of a known ore supply is extracted and used?

Scientists use the Richter scale,on which each unit has a(n)____________________ ten times greater then the next smaller unit,to classify earthquakes as insignificant,minor,damaging,destructive,major,or great.

What major rock type is a limestone?

What industry produces more toxic emissions than any other in the U.S.?

After extracting the gold from a mine,____ has allowed companies to walk away from cleaning up their mining operations.

Nonrenewable mineral resources renew over millions to billions of years.

What is a reason that the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death?

The United States National Academy of Sciences says that the federal government is not doing enough to evaluate potential risks from engineered nanomaterials.

High risk locations for earthquakes and tsunamis are not well known,and so events like a tsunami cannot be anticipated and preparations cannot be made in advance.

Earth's crust contains scarce and quickly depleting deposits of iron and aluminum ores.

Granite is a type of ____________________ rock.

The 17 ____ include scandium,yttrium,and 15 lanthanide chemical elements,including lanthanum.

Although computer chips are partly made of crystals manufactured in a factory by humans,why is it that these chips cannot be called minerals?

Acid mine drainage involves ____.

A longer depletion-time estimate assumes no recycling or reuse and no increase in reserves.

The use of ____ is likely to play a large role in the predicted materials revolution.

Match each rock with its type. -marble

Most of the chemical elements and compounds found in ____ occur in such low concentrations that recovering these mineral resources takes more energy and money than they are worth.

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Exam 12: Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Mining has polluted mountain streams in about 40% of the western U.S.watersheds and accounts for 50% of all the country's emissions of toxic chemicals.

A solution of highly toxic cyanide salts is used at approximately 90% of the world's gold mines.

What determines which part of a known ore supply is extracted and used?​

Scientists use the Richter scale,on which each unit has a(n)____________________ ten times greater then the next smaller unit,to classify earthquakes as insignificant,minor,damaging,destructive,major,or great.

What major rock type is a limestone?​

What industry produces more toxic emissions than any other in the U.S.?​

After extracting the gold from a mine,____ has allowed companies to walk away from cleaning up their mining operations.​

Nonrenewable mineral resources renew over millions to billions of years.

What is a reason that the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death?​

The United States National Academy of Sciences says that the federal government is not doing enough to evaluate potential risks from engineered nanomaterials.

High risk locations for earthquakes and tsunamis are not well known,and so events like a tsunami cannot be anticipated and preparations cannot be made in advance.

Earth's crust contains scarce and quickly depleting deposits of iron and aluminum ores.

Granite is a type of ____________________ rock.

The 17 ____ include scandium,yttrium,and 15 lanthanide chemical elements,including lanthanum.​

Although computer chips are partly made of crystals manufactured in a factory by humans,why is it that these chips cannot be called minerals?​

Acid mine drainage involves ____.​

A longer depletion-time estimate assumes no recycling or reuse and no increase in reserves.

The use of ____ is likely to play a large role in the predicted materials revolution.​

Match each rock with its type. -marble​

Most of the chemical elements and compounds found in ____ occur in such low concentrations that recovering these mineral resources takes more energy and money than they are worth.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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What determines which part of a known ore supply is extracted and used?

What major rock type is a limestone?

What industry produces more toxic emissions than any other in the U.S.?

After extracting the gold from a mine,____ has allowed companies to walk away from cleaning up their mining operations.

What is a reason that the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused so much devastation and death?

The 17 ____ include scandium,yttrium,and 15 lanthanide chemical elements,including lanthanum.

Although computer chips are partly made of crystals manufactured in a factory by humans,why is it that these chips cannot be called minerals?

Acid mine drainage involves ____.

The use of ____ is likely to play a large role in the predicted materials revolution.

Match each rock with its type. -marble

Most of the chemical elements and compounds found in ____ occur in such low concentrations that recovering these mineral resources takes more energy and money than they are worth.