Alcoa and the Aluminum Industry

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the primary ingredient for making aluminum?

  • Aluminum oxide (correct)
  • Aluminum powders
  • Bauxite ore
  • Aluminum silicates

Where is most bauxite mining carried out today?

  • Caribbean, Australia, South America, and Africa (correct)
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia

What transformation process does a truckload of bauxite ore undergo to yield aluminum?

  • Mining
  • Fabricating
  • Smelting (correct)
  • Refining

Where was bauxite ore first mined?

<p>France (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is aluminum produced?

<p>By melting the powder in a solution inside large reduction cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a powerful electric current is passed through the aluminum solution?

<p>Aluminum metal separates from the chemical mixture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What processes are involved in fabricating aluminum into various forms?

<p>Rolling, shaping, casting, and extruding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered the uses for aluminum in the late 19th century?

<p>Charles Martin Hall (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of aluminum production?

<p>Bauxite ore (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was bauxite ore first mined?

<p>France (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary ingredient for making aluminum?

<p>Aluminum oxide (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of passing a powerful electric current through the aluminum solution?

<p>Production of aluminum powders (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of dirt yields aluminum through a complex transformation process?

<p>Bauxite ore (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method used to produce aluminum?

<p>Melting aluminum powder in large reduction cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a powerful electric current is passed through the aluminum solution?

<p>Aluminum metal separates from the chemical mixture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are large ingots of molten aluminum formed into after production?

<p>Shipment to other Alcoa locations for processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What discovery is attributed to Charles Martin Hall in the late 19th century?

<p>Uses for aluminum are boundless (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do aluminum powders used in the production of aluminum ultimately yield?

<p>Molten aluminum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Patents in Design and Technology
6 questions
Composite Materials in Aerospace Industry
21 questions
Unit 6b
21 questions

Unit 6b

RightKeytar avatar
RightKeytar
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser