Fossil Mining Quiz PDF

Multiple Choice Questions: 1. What is the process called when miners dig shafts deep into the ground to reach buried ore? - A) Strip mining - B) Placer mining - C) Subsurface mining - D) Mountaintop removal 2. Which type of mining involves the removal of large areas of soil to reach ore near th...

Multiple Choice Questions: 1. What is the process called when miners dig shafts deep into the ground to reach buried ore? - A) Strip mining - B) Placer mining - C) Subsurface mining - D) Mountaintop removal 2. Which type of mining involves the removal of large areas of soil to reach ore near the surface? - A) Open-pit mining - B) Subsurface mining - C) Hydraulic mining - D) Underground mining 3. In which method of fossil fuel extraction are liquid fuels forced out of rocks using high-pressure water, chemicals, and sand? - A) Coal mining - B) Fracking (Hydraulic fracturing) - C) Oil drilling - D) Tar sands extraction 4. What is the primary environmental impact of mountaintop removal mining? - A) Water contamination - B) Air pollution - C) Destruction of ecosystems - D) All of the above 5. Which fossil fuel is extracted by drilling wells into the ground to reach underground reservoirs? - A) Natural gas - B) Coal - C) Tar sands - D) Oil shale 6. Which type of mining uses water to separate minerals from sediment? - A) Placer mining - B) Subsurface mining - C) Open-pit mining - D) Room-and-pillar mining True/False Questions: 7. Fracking is primarily used to extract coal from deep underground. - A) True - B) False 8. Open-pit mining is less damaging to the environment compared to subsurface mining. - A) True - B) False Short Answer Questions: 9. What are the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking)? Diagram Question: 1. C) Subsurface mining 2. A) Open-pit mining 3. B) Fracking (Hydraulic fracturing) 4. D) All of the above 5. A) Natural gas 6. A) Placer mining 7. B) False 8. B) False 9. Groundwater contamination, Small earthquakes, Contribute to methane emissions Diagram