The Earth's Crust and Mining Quiz

Mining is a really important part of the production, and the civilization development in general. This quiz will question you on your knowledge of mining techniques, procedures, and problems.

This is an easy ten question multiple choice quiz. The questions can also be true or false. In each question, only 1 answer is correct. I hope you enjoy my quiz, and good luck!

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41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
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What is your gender?
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1. Give the most complete definition of rock ore
A valuable mineral
A part of the Earth's Crust
Material mined for
A rock deposit underground
2. What is the biggest safety concern in mines?
Ventilation
Explosions
Earthquakes
Rock outbursts
None of the above
3. True or false - the mining colleges have very low enrollment
True
False
4. What is mining?
A type of agriculture
Production of minerals
Artificial creation of minerals
Extraction of minerals and metals from the Earth's Crust
None of the above
5. True or false - open-pit mining is only used when the deposit is close to the surface
True
False
6. What is the challenge to the mining companies?
Processing minerals
Finding consumers
Protecting the environment
The increasing costs
7. What is the cheapest way of mining?
Open-pit mining
Drift mining
Shaft mining
Strip mining
None of the above
8. Shaft mining is chosen when the rock or mineral is too far to reach using surface mining such as open pit mining.
True
False
9. Borehole mining is a form of surface mining.
True
False
10. Underground mining, like continuous mining, tends to be less technologically sophisticated because of the dangers and expense of subsurface tunneling.
True
False

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