Question 1

A drawback to mining sulfides is the risk of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  underground fires 
B)  tunnel collapse 
C)  rock bursts 
D)  acid mine runoff 
A)  underground fires 
B)  tunnel collapse 
C)  rock bursts 
D)  acid mine runoff D

Question 2

Examine the image below.This is an example of a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tailing 
B)  adit 
C)  open-pit mine 
D)  slag deposit 
A)  tailing 
B)  adit 
C)  open-pit mine 
D)  slag deposit C

Question 3

Which list places important pure metals and alloys in chronological order from first to last (most recent)in terms of their widespread use by humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronze,copper,iron 
B)  iron,copper,bronze 
C)  copper,iron,bronze 
D)  copper,bronze,iron 
A)  bronze,copper,iron 
B)  iron,copper,bronze 
C)  copper,iron,bronze 
D)  copper,bronze,iron D

Question 4

Consult the figure below.________ deposits form where erosion produces clasts of native metals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary-enrichment 
B)  Placer 
C)  Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) 
D)  Magmatic 
A)  Secondary-enrichment 
B)  Placer 
C)  Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) 
D)  Magmatic

Question 5

________is a common metallic alloy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Copper 
B)  Steel 
C)  Gold 
D)  Silver 
A)  Copper 
B)  Steel 
C)  Gold 
D)  Silver

Question 6

Which of the following is an alloy?

Accepted Answer

A)  gold 
B)  silver 
C)  bronze 
D)  copper 
A)  gold 
B)  silver 
C)  bronze 
D)  copper

Question 7

Which of these statements about the U.S.supply of strategically important metals is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has ample domestic supplies of strategic minerals. 
B)  The United States imports a small amount of some strategic minerals. 
C)  The United States imports 100% of many strategic minerals. 
D)  The United States has access to abundant supplies of strategic minerals with its open trade partners. 
A)  The United States has ample domestic supplies of strategic minerals. 
B)  The United States imports a small amount of some strategic minerals. 
C)  The United States imports 100% of many strategic minerals. 
D)  The United States has access to abundant supplies of strategic minerals with its open trade partners.

Question 8

________ is a nonmetal mineral formed by evaporation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sulfur 
B)  Gypsum 
C)  Zinc 
D)  Marble 
A)  Sulfur 
B)  Gypsum 
C)  Zinc 
D)  Marble

Question 9

Look around you.Discuss at least three mineral resources essential to life as you know it.

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary grea

Question 10

Concrete is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  synonymous with the term cement 
B)  synonymous with the term Portland cement 
C)  a combination of cement,sand,and gravel 
D)  powdered rock of any lithology mixed with water and allowed to set overnight 
A)  synonymous with the term cement 
B)  synonymous with the term Portland cement 
C)  a combination of cement,sand,and gravel 
D)  powdered rock of any lithology mixed with water and allowed to set overnight

Question 11

Consult the figure below.What native metal is most likely to occur within quartz veins?

Accepted Answer

A)  aluminum 
B)  gold 
C)  copper 
D)  brass 
A)  aluminum 
B)  gold 
C)  copper 
D)  brass

Question 12

The industrial process that separates metals from ore material is known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  quarrying 
B)  mountaintop removal mining 
C)  smelting 
D)  ore processing 
A)  quarrying 
B)  mountaintop removal mining 
C)  smelting 
D)  ore processing

Question 13

Waste rock left over after a mine has removed the ore is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tailings 
B)  adits 
C)  ingots 
D)  slag 
A)  tailings 
B)  adits 
C)  ingots 
D)  slag

Question 14

A metal MUST be all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  opaque 
B)  solid 
C)  electrically conductive 
D)  malleable 
A)  opaque 
B)  solid 
C)  electrically conductive 
D)  malleable

Question 15

Consult the figure below.Although granite contains iron atoms,we do not mine granite to produce iron because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  granite is too difficult to mine 
B)  the concentration of iron is too small to be economical 
C)  iron cannot be separated from the granite 
D)  iron is found only in isolated veins 
A)  granite is too difficult to mine 
B)  the concentration of iron is too small to be economical 
C)  iron cannot be separated from the granite 
D)  iron is found only in isolated veins

Question 16

Contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.Which type are mineral resources? Why?

Accepted Answer

Renewable resources can be replaced by n

Question 17

Which of these is true about mineral resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are renewable because they are naturally formed. 
B)  They are renewable because we use them at slower rates than they are formed. 
C)  They are nonrenewable because they are formed at slower rates than we use them. 
D)  They are nonrenewable because they are no longer formed. 
A)  They are renewable because they are naturally formed. 
B)  They are renewable because we use them at slower rates than they are formed. 
C)  They are nonrenewable because they are formed at slower rates than we use them. 
D)  They are nonrenewable because they are no longer formed.

Question 18

Acid mine runoff results from the oxidation and the dissolution of ________ ores.

Accepted Answer

A)  sulfide 
B)  oxide 
C)  carbonate 
D)  manganese 
A)  sulfide 
B)  oxide 
C)  carbonate 
D)  manganese

Question 19

Which of these commonly used metals must be smelted from its ore minerals in the presence of carbon monoxide gas (from the burning of carbon-based charcoal)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of these commonly used metals sometimes occurs as a native metal?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 15: Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

A drawback to mining sulfides is the risk of ________.

Examine the image below.This is an example of a(n)__________.

Which list places important pure metals and alloys in chronological order from first to last (most recent)in terms of their widespread use by humans?

Consult the figure below.________ deposits form where erosion produces clasts of native metals.

________is a common metallic alloy.

Which of the following is an alloy?

Which of these statements about the U.S.supply of strategically important metals is true?

________ is a nonmetal mineral formed by evaporation.

Look around you.Discuss at least three mineral resources essential to life as you know it.

Concrete is ________.

Consult the figure below.What native metal is most likely to occur within quartz veins?

The industrial process that separates metals from ore material is known as ____________.

Waste rock left over after a mine has removed the ore is known as ________.

A metal MUST be all of the following EXCEPT:

Consult the figure below.Although granite contains iron atoms,we do not mine granite to produce iron because ________.

Contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.Which type are mineral resources? Why?

Which of these is true about mineral resources?

Acid mine runoff results from the oxidation and the dissolution of ________ ores.

Which of these commonly used metals must be smelted from its ore minerals in the presence of carbon monoxide gas (from the burning of carbon-based charcoal)?

Which of these commonly used metals sometimes occurs as a native metal?

Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: the Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: and Just What Is Geology

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