Question 1

Smelting is used to separate the metal from the other elements in the ore mineral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The ____________________ is the Earth's innermost zone.

Accepted Answer

core

Question 3

Which of the following is a nonmetallic mineral resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  iron 
B)  copper 
C)  aluminum 
D)  phosphates 
A)  iron 
B)  copper 
C)  aluminum 
D)  phosphates D

Question 4

Where do the majority of the Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  along the edges of continents 
B)  in the open ocean 
C)  on oceanic islands 
D)  in the interior areas of continents 
A)  along the edges of continents 
B)  in the open ocean 
C)  on oceanic islands 
D)  in the interior areas of continents

Question 5

When has a mineral resource been economically depleted?

Accepted Answer

A)  When it costs more to mine the mineral than it is worth. 
B)  When 50% of the minerals have been mined. 
C)  When 80% of the minerals have been mined. 
D)  When there is no mineral left to mine. 
A)  When it costs more to mine the mineral than it is worth. 
B)  When 50% of the minerals have been mined. 
C)  When 80% of the minerals have been mined. 
D)  When there is no mineral left to mine.

Question 6

Which of the following characterizes acid mine drainage?

Accepted Answer

A)  It neutralizes the pH of surface waters. 
B)  It enhances aquatic life. 
C)  It may contaminate groundwater. 
D)  It occurs when anaerobic bacteria produce nitric acid from nitrogen oxides. 
A)  It neutralizes the pH of surface waters. 
B)  It enhances aquatic life. 
C)  It may contaminate groundwater. 
D)  It occurs when anaerobic bacteria produce nitric acid from nitrogen oxides.

Question 7

Which statement characterizes tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

A)  They move in the atmosphere. 
B)  They produce mountains. 
C)  They are composed of core. 
D)  They produce ocean water. 
A)  They move in the atmosphere. 
B)  They produce mountains. 
C)  They are composed of core. 
D)  They produce ocean water.

Question 8

Which of the following is a type of subsurface mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  strip mining 
B)  room-and-pillar mining 
C)  contour mining 
D)  mountaintop removal 
A)  strip mining 
B)  room-and-pillar mining 
C)  contour mining 
D)  mountaintop removal

Question 9

The outermost and thinnest zone of the Earth is called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The outermost and thinnest zone of the...

Question 10

Which statement describes a magnitude 9.0 earthquake?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is nine times as strong as a magnitude 1.0 earthquake. 
B)  It is great. 
C)  It is minor. 
D)  It is insignificant. 
A)  It is nine times as strong as a magnitude 1.0 earthquake. 
B)  It is great. 
C)  It is minor. 
D)  It is insignificant.

Question 11

____________________ rock is formed below or on the Earth's surface when molten rock wells up from the Earth's upper mantle or deep crust and then cools and hardens.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ rock is formed below or on...

Question 12

Which type of rock includes sandstone and shale?

Accepted Answer

A)  igneous 
B)  crystal 
C)  metamorphic 
D)  sedimentary 
A)  igneous 
B)  crystal 
C)  metamorphic 
D)  sedimentary

Question 13

What is the source of most of the nonrenewable resources people use?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mantle 
B)  the asthenosphere 
C)  the core 
D)  the crust 
A)  the mantle 
B)  the asthenosphere 
C)  the core 
D)  the crust

Question 14

What is waste soil and rock removed during surface mining called?

Accepted Answer

A)  tailings 
B)  hazardous waste 
C)  gangue 
D)  spoils 
A)  tailings 
B)  hazardous waste 
C)  gangue 
D)  spoils

Question 15

What is a typical use of a depletion curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  to project remaining undiscovered resources 
B)  to predict when a resource will become a reserve 
C)  to project the depletion time for a resource 
D)  to project when uneconomic resources will become economically feasible 
A)  to project remaining undiscovered resources 
B)  to predict when a resource will become a reserve 
C)  to project the depletion time for a resource 
D)  to project when uneconomic resources will become economically feasible

Question 16

Which type of rock covers most of Earth's land surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  gemstones 
B)  metamorphic 
C)  sedimentary 
D)  igneous 
A)  gemstones 
B)  metamorphic 
C)  sedimentary 
D)  igneous

Question 17

Which type of rock is most likely formed from compacted plant remains?

Accepted Answer

A)  limestone 
B)  salt 
C)  marble 
D)  coal 
A)  limestone 
B)  salt 
C)  marble 
D)  coal

Question 18

What is ejecta?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the material released from rifts on the floor of the ocean. 
B)  It is a substance injected into faults to relieve pressure. 
C)  It is the depressed region inside the cone of an inactive volcano. 
D)  It is the debris released from a volcano. 
A)  It is the material released from rifts on the floor of the ocean. 
B)  It is a substance injected into faults to relieve pressure. 
C)  It is the depressed region inside the cone of an inactive volcano. 
D)  It is the debris released from a volcano.

Question 19

Identified resources are deposits of a nonrenewable mineral resource with a known location,quantity,and quality,or whose existence is based on direct geologic evidence and measurements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

____________________ time is how long it takes to use up a certain proportion of the reserves of a mineral at a given rate of use.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ time is how long it takes...

Exam 16: Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Smelting is used to separate the metal from the other elements in the ore mineral.

The ____________________ is the Earth's innermost zone.

Which of the following is a nonmetallic mineral resource?

Where do the majority of the Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

When has a mineral resource been economically depleted?

Which of the following characterizes acid mine drainage?

Which statement characterizes tectonic plates?

Which of the following is a type of subsurface mining?

The outermost and thinnest zone of the Earth is called the ____________________.

Which statement describes a magnitude 9.0 earthquake?

____________________ rock is formed below or on the Earth's surface when molten rock wells up from the Earth's upper mantle or deep crust and then cools and hardens.

Which type of rock includes sandstone and shale?

What is the source of most of the nonrenewable resources people use?

What is waste soil and rock removed during surface mining called?

What is a typical use of a depletion curve?

Which type of rock covers most of Earth's land surface?

Which type of rock is most likely formed from compacted plant remains?

What is ejecta?

Identified resources are deposits of a nonrenewable mineral resource with a known location,quantity,and quality,or whose existence is based on direct geologic evidence and measurements.

____________________ time is how long it takes to use up a certain proportion of the reserves of a mineral at a given rate of use.

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