Exam 26: Counterfeit Cooling: in the Global Effort to Thwart Climate Change, Some Lessons Are

Which mining technique is best used when the top of a fairly deep ore deposit is found close to the surface?

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Question 21

_________________ refer to methods in mining and processing understood to be the most efficient and safest available at the current time.

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Question 22

Compared with surface mining techniques, subsurface mining:

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Infographic 26.2 -Use Infographic 26.2 to describe how minerals are created.

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Question 24

What characterizes a metal? List some examples of everyday products that contain metals.

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Question 25

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding rare earth minerals?

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Question 26

Which of the following best describes the current status of the Mountain Pass mining operation?

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Question 27

Use of mercury to extract metals like gold and silver is a problem because:

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Question 28

Infographic 26.3 -In Infographic 26.3, quartz, mica, and feldspar are which of the following?

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Question 29

Which characteristics of indium make it such a desirable ingredient in touchscreens and liquid crystal displays?

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Question 30

Subsurface mining is used for which of the following?

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Question 31

On a recent trip to the mall, a friend announces her need for the latest cell phone being released that day. This comes as a surprise since her phone is less than a year old and is in working order. As a student of environmental science, describe how you could counsel this friend regarding the impact of acquiring and processing mineral resources.

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Question 32

Which of the following terms is best described as a naturally occurring chemical compound that exists as a solid with a predictable, three-dimensional, repeating structure?

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Question 33

What are some problems with the current system in place for recycling e-waste? How could the system be improved?

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Question 34

Rock is constantly made and destroyed in the process known as the:

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Question 35

Gold and silver are commonly found in which of the following products?

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Infographic 26.4 -From Infographic 26.4, list and explain which mining technique would be considered most dangerous to the miner.

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Question 37

Which type of rock forms where magma emerges and cools at a plate boundary?

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Infographic 26.5 -In addition to the waste produced by each of the steps outlined in Infographic 26.5 for mining rare earth minerals, what other environmental problems are often caused by large industrial mines?

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Question 39

More than half of all of the minerals used in the twentieth century were used between:

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Exam 26: Counterfeit Cooling: in the Global Effort to Thwart Climate Change, Some Lessons Are

Which mining technique is best used when the top of a fairly deep ore deposit is found close to the surface?

_________________ refer to methods in mining and processing understood to be the most efficient and safest available at the current time.

Compared with surface mining techniques, subsurface mining:

Infographic 26.2 -Use Infographic 26.2 to describe how minerals are created.

What characterizes a metal? List some examples of everyday products that contain metals.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding rare earth minerals?

Which of the following best describes the current status of the Mountain Pass mining operation?

Use of mercury to extract metals like gold and silver is a problem because:

Infographic 26.3 -In Infographic 26.3, quartz, mica, and feldspar are which of the following?

Which characteristics of indium make it such a desirable ingredient in touchscreens and liquid crystal displays?

Subsurface mining is used for which of the following?

Which of the following terms is best described as a naturally occurring chemical compound that exists as a solid with a predictable, three-dimensional, repeating structure?

What are some problems with the current system in place for recycling e-waste? How could the system be improved?

Rock is constantly made and destroyed in the process known as the:

Gold and silver are commonly found in which of the following products?

Infographic 26.4 -From Infographic 26.4, list and explain which mining technique would be considered most dangerous to the miner.

Which type of rock forms where magma emerges and cools at a plate boundary?

Infographic 26.5 -In addition to the waste produced by each of the steps outlined in Infographic 26.5 for mining rare earth minerals, what other environmental problems are often caused by large industrial mines?

More than half of all of the minerals used in the twentieth century were used between:

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