EVR 1001 chapter 11- Questions and Answers
1. a marsh-like environment that was Which of the following areas would experience the most
filled with landfill in order to build devastation after an earthquake?
a
2. lithosphere Strip mining, subsurface mining, and solution mining all
take place in which "sphere" of the planet?
3. Profits from tantalum mining have Tantalum is needed for mobile phones, and the Congo is
helped fuel a war that has killed a major supplier of this metal. Which of these is true of
more than 5 million people. how mining for tantalum has occurred in the Congo?
4. strip mining and subsurface min- Coal mining involves which two of the following mining
ing techniques?
5. the displacement of sea water by Tsunamis are caused by .
volcanoes, earthquakes or coastal
landslides
6. all of the above Which of these leads to uncertainty in our ability to pre-
dict how long a mineral resource will last?
7. recycle existing supplies The dwindling supplies of rare strategic metals such as
indium, tantalum, and platinum may be extended if we
rigorously .
8. lowering prices for products using Longer projected lifetimes for scarce minerals can be
these minerals. achieved with all of the following, EXCEPT:
9. Coltan contains tantalite, which Why is coltan such a valuable mined resource?
yields the element tantalum. Tan-
talum is required for microproces-
sors such as the ones in your cell
phone.
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10. panning of the various rivers in the How is coltan generally mined?
Congo
11. Endangered species were hunted During the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the
for food. Congo (DR Congo), how did the exploitation of coltan
Erosion exacerbated the release of and the coltan miners harm both the environment and
toxic metals such as mercury. the people that lived there?
The products of mining were Select all that apply.
seized from the miners.
12. The Appalachian Mountains begin Which of the following happened first?
to form.
13. North Atlantic Ocean Continental rifting formed which of the following?
14. The formation of the ice age glaci- Which of the following occurred about 21,000 years ago?
ers.
15. tantalum Coltan ore contains .
16. rock; minerals A(n) is a solid aggregation of .
17. surrounds the core as a thick, elas- Earth's mantle .
tic rock formation
18. divergent At plate boundaries, tectonic plates are
pushed away from each other when magma rises to the
surface, creating new crust.
19. Core, mantle, and crust Which of the following correctly represents the basic
layers of Earth from the innermost to the outermost?
20. a diamond from Sierra Leone If you want to avoid buying a "blood diamond," you
should avoid purchasing .
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1. a marsh-like environment that was Which of the following areas would experience the most
filled with landfill in order to build devastation after an earthquake?
a
2. lithosphere Strip mining, subsurface mining, and solution mining all
take place in which "sphere" of the planet?
3. Profits from tantalum mining have Tantalum is needed for mobile phones, and the Congo is
helped fuel a war that has killed a major supplier of this metal. Which of these is true of
more than 5 million people. how mining for tantalum has occurred in the Congo?
4. strip mining and subsurface min- Coal mining involves which two of the following mining
ing techniques?
5. the displacement of sea water by Tsunamis are caused by .
volcanoes, earthquakes or coastal
landslides
6. all of the above Which of these leads to uncertainty in our ability to pre-
dict how long a mineral resource will last?
7. recycle existing supplies The dwindling supplies of rare strategic metals such as
indium, tantalum, and platinum may be extended if we
rigorously .
8. lowering prices for products using Longer projected lifetimes for scarce minerals can be
these minerals. achieved with all of the following, EXCEPT:
9. Coltan contains tantalite, which Why is coltan such a valuable mined resource?
yields the element tantalum. Tan-
talum is required for microproces-
sors such as the ones in your cell
phone.
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, EVR 1001 chapter 11- Questions and Answers
10. panning of the various rivers in the How is coltan generally mined?
Congo
11. Endangered species were hunted During the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the
for food. Congo (DR Congo), how did the exploitation of coltan
Erosion exacerbated the release of and the coltan miners harm both the environment and
toxic metals such as mercury. the people that lived there?
The products of mining were Select all that apply.
seized from the miners.
12. The Appalachian Mountains begin Which of the following happened first?
to form.
13. North Atlantic Ocean Continental rifting formed which of the following?
14. The formation of the ice age glaci- Which of the following occurred about 21,000 years ago?
ers.
15. tantalum Coltan ore contains .
16. rock; minerals A(n) is a solid aggregation of .
17. surrounds the core as a thick, elas- Earth's mantle .
tic rock formation
18. divergent At plate boundaries, tectonic plates are
pushed away from each other when magma rises to the
surface, creating new crust.
19. Core, mantle, and crust Which of the following correctly represents the basic
layers of Earth from the innermost to the outermost?
20. a diamond from Sierra Leone If you want to avoid buying a "blood diamond," you
should avoid purchasing .
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