Question 1

Where do the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the interior of continents 
B)  On oceanic islands 
C)  Along the edge of plate boundaries 
D)  In the open ocean 
E)  In the U.S. 
A)  In the interior of continents 
B)  On oceanic islands 
C)  Along the edge of plate boundaries 
D)  In the open ocean 
E)  In the U.S. C

Question 2

Volcanoes are normally associated with transform faults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

If a particular ore has been used extensively and the remaining deposits are extremely difficult to extract, then the ore is considered _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  renewable 
B)  economically depleted 
C)  sustainable 
D)  a rare earth metal 
E)  semi-precious 
A)  renewable 
B)  economically depleted 
C)  sustainable 
D)  a rare earth metal 
E)  semi-precious B

Question 4

What types of mining operations produce three-fourths of all U.S. solid waste?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strip and mountaintop removal 
B)  Open-pit and strip 
C)  Surface and subsurface 
D)  Area strip and mountaintop removal 
E)  Contour strip 
A)  Strip and mountaintop removal 
B)  Open-pit and strip 
C)  Surface and subsurface 
D)  Area strip and mountaintop removal 
E)  Contour strip

Question 5

What is the international problem regarding mining on the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pirates and thievery 
B)  Extreme water depth 
C)  Rights to minerals in international waters 
D)  Who is responsible for the clean up 
E)  Who will pay what taxes 
A)  Pirates and thievery 
B)  Extreme water depth 
C)  Rights to minerals in international waters 
D)  Who is responsible for the clean up 
E)  Who will pay what taxes

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: Marble
Slate
Dolomite
Basalt
Shale

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Igneous and Metamorphic and Sedimentary is...

Question 7

Increasing ____________________ for reuse, recycling, and finding substitutes is a way that governments can promote the sustainable use of nonrenewable minerals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Increasing ____________________ for reuse, recycling, and finding...

Question 8

Hydrothermal ore deposits, located at the bottom of the ocean, are an important potential source of minerals but have not been greatly used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Iron and aluminum ores have greater magnetic strength than rare earth metals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Tectonic plates move extremely slowly atop the asthenosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The recycling process of what metal produces 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution while using 95% less energy compared with mining and processing its ore?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copper 
B)  Lithium 
C)  Silica from glass 
D)  Steel 
E)  Aluminum 
A)  Copper 
B)  Lithium 
C)  Silica from glass 
D)  Steel 
E)  Aluminum

Question 12

What is an advantage of using materials that don't have to be painted?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduces expense and pollution. 
B)  These materials are more common and easier to obtain than others. 
C)  These materials are more expensive but higher quality. 
D)  These materials are stronger because paint often weakens the material. 
E)  These materials are more flexible because paint is rigid. 
A)  It reduces expense and pollution. 
B)  These materials are more common and easier to obtain than others. 
C)  These materials are more expensive but higher quality. 
D)  These materials are stronger because paint often weakens the material. 
E)  These materials are more flexible because paint is rigid.

Question 13

Experts are particularly concerned about the U.S. depletion and lack of national reserves of manganese, cobalt, chromium, and platinum because they are nonrenewable ____ resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  security metal 
B)  strategic metal 
C)  biogenic metal 
D)  recyclable metal 
E)  trace metal 
A)  security metal 
B)  strategic metal 
C)  biogenic metal 
D)  recyclable metal 
E)  trace metal

Question 14

The amplitude or size of the seismic waves from an earthquake is measured by a recording instrument called a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The amplitude or size of the seismic...

Question 15

A way to reduce death and damages from earthquakes is to study historical records and make geological measurements to locate active fault zones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What kind of subsidies can governments use to promote sustainable use of nonrenewable minerals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subsidies for clean-up following natural area degradation 
B)  Using aggressive foreign policy and conflict where necessary 
C)  Modification of market price and trade agreements 
D)  Subsidies for mining and allowances 
E)  Subsidies for reuse, recycling, and substitution programs 
A)  Subsidies for clean-up following natural area degradation 
B)  Using aggressive foreign policy and conflict where necessary 
C)  Modification of market price and trade agreements 
D)  Subsidies for mining and allowances 
E)  Subsidies for reuse, recycling, and substitution programs

Question 17

What is contained within computer chips?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entirely synthetic materials produced in laboratories 
B)  About 60 different minerals 
C)  Entirely nanoparticles 
D)  Aluminum and mercury only 
E)  Silicon dioxide only 
A)  Entirely synthetic materials produced in laboratories 
B)  About 60 different minerals 
C)  Entirely nanoparticles 
D)  Aluminum and mercury only 
E)  Silicon dioxide only

Question 18

The _____ cycle takes millions of years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ cycle takes millions of years....

Question 19

Most of the 500,000 surface-mined sites that dot the U.S. landscape have been cleaned up and restored because it is required by law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Lignite and bituminous coal are ____ rocks.

Accepted Answer

A)  metamorphic 
B)  igneous 
C)  tectonic 
D)  ore 
E)  sedimentary 
A)  metamorphic 
B)  igneous 
C)  tectonic 
D)  ore 
E)  sedimentary

Where do the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Volcanoes are normally associated with transform faults.

If a particular ore has been used extensively and the remaining deposits are extremely difficult to extract, then the ore is considered _______.

What types of mining operations produce three-fourths of all U.S. solid waste?

What is the international problem regarding mining on the ocean floor?

Increasing ____________________ for reuse, recycling, and finding substitutes is a way that governments can promote the sustainable use of nonrenewable minerals.

Hydrothermal ore deposits, located at the bottom of the ocean, are an important potential source of minerals but have not been greatly used.

Iron and aluminum ores have greater magnetic strength than rare earth metals.

Tectonic plates move extremely slowly atop the asthenosphere.

The recycling process of what metal produces 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution while using 95% less energy compared with mining and processing its ore?

What is an advantage of using materials that don't have to be painted?

Experts are particularly concerned about the U.S. depletion and lack of national reserves of manganese, cobalt, chromium, and platinum because they are nonrenewable ____ resources.

The amplitude or size of the seismic waves from an earthquake is measured by a recording instrument called a(n) ____________________.

A way to reduce death and damages from earthquakes is to study historical records and make geological measurements to locate active fault zones.

What kind of subsidies can governments use to promote sustainable use of nonrenewable minerals?

What is contained within computer chips?

The _____ cycle takes millions of years.

Most of the 500,000 surface-mined sites that dot the U.S. landscape have been cleaned up and restored because it is required by law.

Lignite and bituminous coal are ____ rocks.

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Exam 12: Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Where do the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Volcanoes are normally associated with transform faults.

If a particular ore has been used extensively and the remaining deposits are extremely difficult to extract, then the ore is considered _______.

What types of mining operations produce three-fourths of all U.S. solid waste?

What is the international problem regarding mining on the ocean floor?

Increasing ____________________ for reuse, recycling, and finding substitutes is a way that governments can promote the sustainable use of nonrenewable minerals.

Hydrothermal ore deposits, located at the bottom of the ocean, are an important potential source of minerals but have not been greatly used.

Iron and aluminum ores have greater magnetic strength than rare earth metals.

Tectonic plates move extremely slowly atop the asthenosphere.

The recycling process of what metal produces 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution while using 95% less energy compared with mining and processing its ore?

What is an advantage of using materials that don't have to be painted?

Experts are particularly concerned about the U.S. depletion and lack of national reserves of manganese, cobalt, chromium, and platinum because they are nonrenewable ____ resources.

The amplitude or size of the seismic waves from an earthquake is measured by a recording instrument called a(n) ____________________.

A way to reduce death and damages from earthquakes is to study historical records and make geological measurements to locate active fault zones.

What kind of subsidies can governments use to promote sustainable use of nonrenewable minerals?

What is contained within computer chips?

The _____ cycle takes millions of years.

Most of the 500,000 surface-mined sites that dot the U.S. landscape have been cleaned up and restored because it is required by law.

Lignite and bituminous coal are ____ rocks.

The Environment and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Species Interactions, Ecological Succession and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems

Food Production and the Environment

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Energy Resources

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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