Which statement accurately compares the environmental impact of underground mining and hydraulic fracturing?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Both can impact marine wildlife.
Both can impact marine wildlife.

Both involve digging deep into the earth.
Both involve digging deep into the earth.

Both can cause earthquakes.
Both can cause earthquakes.

Both can cause sinkholes.

Answer 1

The statement that most accurately compares the environmental impact of underground mining and hydraulic fracturing is:

Both can cause earthquakes.

While both practices have distinct environmental impacts, such as potential effects on water sources and land integrity, the concern for induced seismicity (earthquakes) is particularly relevant to hydraulic fracturing and can also be associated with certain underground mining activities. The other statements either do not apply equally to both processes or are less relevant to their comparison.