Question 16 (1 point)

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Restoring a mining site to its previous natural state is required by companies or they are fined immensely. What is this called?

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a
Land reclamation
b
Soil salination
c
Clean Water Act
d
Dune restoration
Question 17 (1 point)
Removing the outermost layer of vegetation, soil, and rock to extract a mineral deposit in Earth’s surface is what kind of mining?

Environmental Science of Surface Mining ...

a
Land restoration
b
Smelting
c
Shaft/subsurface mining
d
Surface mining
Question 18 (1 point)
Rock WASTE that remains after the desired mineral has been extracted. After processing the mineral out of the rock, this waste is put in ponds (where they can be washed out by rain or leak out) or piled up (where the wind can blow them away).

Tailings Solutions - Metso

a
Ore
b
Tailings
c
E-waste
d
Top soil
Question 19 (1 point)
The following are PROBLEMS associated with mining EXCEPT

Potential Mining Risks ...

a
Stripping of the land destroys habitats and ecosystems
b
Toxic chemicals mined out of the ground can run off into drinking water sources
c
Health problems and safety dangers are a risk for the miners
d
Conflict minerals fund violent and radical groups in third world countries, often using children to work the mines.
e
The minerals mined out of the ground are vital to 90% of the things we need/use on a daily basis.
Question 20 (2 points)
Match the Front with its proper description.

Hint: Here are the two symbols that go with the following descriptions.

#1

Surface fronts and precipitation areas ...

#2

FRONTS

Column A
1.
When one cooler air mass takes over a warmer air mass with force, creating a cumulonimbus cloud and bringing thunderstorms.:
When one cooler air mass takes over a warmer air mass with force, creating a cumulonimbus cloud and bringing thunderstorms.
2.
When two air masses meet and neither one overtakes the other. This is a standstill front that can bring days of rain (if either air masses is carrying humidity):
When two air masses meet and neither one overtakes the other. This is a standstill front that can bring days of rain (if either air masses is carrying humidity)
Column B
a.Warm Front
b.Occluded Front
c.Stationary Front
d.Cold Front
Question 21 (3 points)
Match the sustainable farming method with its description.

Sustainable Agriculture: A Thought ...

Column A
1.
Terrace cropping:
Terrace cropping
2.
Crop Rotation:
Crop Rotation
3.
Hydroponics:
Hydroponics
Column B
a.This method has a cycle of nutrients from a fish tank to the growing vegetation. The vegetation gets their nutrients from water instead of soil, and the nutrients are provided by the fish themselves.
b.
This method takes advantage of the fact that some crop's input and output of nutrients to and from the soil varies, so the soil's nutrients do not deplete.

c.This method involves planting a row of trees on either side of a crop. The Tress provide protection for the crop from wind and sun.
d.Cutting steps into the side of a hill to create flat areas to grow crops
Question 22 (1 point)
Talc can be scratched by all other minerals because it has a 1 on the ______ scale. Diamonds on the other hand cannot be scratched by any other mineral (besides another diamond) because it is a 10 on the ___ scale

Cutting tools - Moh's scale of hardness ...

a
Luster
b
Streak
c
Crystal structure
d
Hardness
Question 23 (1 point)
Iron Pyrite (Fools Gold) is Gold in Color but it's powder is actually black/brown, whereas real gold is both gold in color and powder. What test can a gold miner perform to tell if they have Gold verus Iron Pyrite, based on this information?

Pyrite cubes

a
Hardness
b
Luster
c
Density
d
Streak
Question 24 (1 point)
Fossil fuels can come in 3 forms (solid, liquid and gas). Which item below is NOT a fossil fuel?

What Are Fossil Fuels? | Smithsonian Ocean

a
Natural Gas
b
Biofuel
c
Oil/Petroleum
d
Coal
Question 25 (1 point)
If Fossil Fuels are made by nature, why are they non-renewable?

Considered Nonrenewable Resources ...

a
Because the animals that made them are now extinct
b
Because global warming has created an unsuitable environment for creating more fossil fuels
c
Because the process of nature turning plants and animals into fossil fuels takes millions of years
d
Because Carbon does not have a cycle. It ends after it gets burned up as a fossil fuel
Question 26 (1 point)
Which type of Alternative Clean Energy uses the potential energy found in a reservoir behind a dam to generate electricity?

10 reasons why hydropower dams are a ...

a
Solar Energy
b
Wind Energy
c
Geothermal Energy
d
Hydroelectric Energy
Question 27 (2 points)
Match the Alternative Energy with the BEST LOCATION to put this type of Alternative Energy plant:

Can the World Run on Renewable Energy ...

Column A
1.
Wind Energy:
Wind Energy
2.
Geothermal Energy:
Geothermal Energy
Column B
a.Near the poles where the air is frigid and temperatures are consistently below 0.
b.Where the sun's energy is the strongest, like near the equator
c.Out in the Open Ocean or atop a Mountain where air currents are most powerful and can freely move without obstruction from buildings/landscapes.
d.Near Volcanic activity, where pockets of magma can heat up water, creating steam to generate electricity
Question 28 (1 point)
In order to produce a well that properly retrieves water, where must the bottom of the well be placed in the aquifer

File:Groundwater (aquifer, aquitard, 3 ...

a
below the impermeable layer
b
above the water table
c
below the water table
d
into the ocean
Question 29 (1 point)
70% of all the FRESH WATER on Earth is NOT usable to Humans because it is located...

Sources of Freshwater - YouTube

a
frozen at the Poles
b
stuck underground
c
at the bottom of the ocean
d
floating in the air
Question 30 (1 point)
Villages in Uganda have access to surface water sources, however they often must walk several miles each way, daily. Additionally, this water is unclean and creates vast amounts of sickness if they do not boil the microorganisms out of the natural and sometimes polluted water sources.

If the villages had funding, they could build wells to the cleaner water located in the aquifers beneath them. What kind of Water Scarcity are these villages experiencing?

Water Help Uganda

a
Physical Water Scarcity
b
Economic Water Scarcity
c
Unknown Water Scarcity
Question 31 (1 point)
What do you call the water used behind the scenes: in the production of goods and services, to create electricity, to water crops, etcImagine a Day Without Virtual Water ...

a
Direct Water
b
Gray water
c
Virtual water
d
Potable water
Question 32 (1 point)
Which fact is NOT true about algal blooms?

Algae blooms happening more often in Oregon

a
It is caused by a run off of fertilizer
b
It suffocates life under the water/destroys the water's ecosystem
c
It feeds the fish and causes the ecosystem to flourish
d
It is an overabundance of nutrients that allows the algae to take over the top of the water
Question 33 (1 point)
Why did so many people suffer due to the The Flint Water Crisis in Michigan?

Fly Fishing Flint River Michigan | I ...

a
Because the water pumped to their homes from the Flint River was POTABLE
b
Because the water pumped to their homes from the Flint river was NONPOTABLE
c
Because they had to drink the acid rain that they collected in rain barrels due to a drought
Question 34 (1 point)
It is discovered that a river is excessively high in lead and harmful microorganisms. The Water Authorities later discover a Factory that has been pumping harmful chemicals into the river rather than disposing of it properly. This example describes..

Water Pollution Definition - Types ...

a
Point Source Pollution
b
Non-point Source Pollution
c
Act of Nature
Question 35 (2 points)
Match the Government Policy/Organization with its purpose:

Mother Earth ...

Column A
1.
Act that manages the quality of our direct water, used for cooking and consuming.:
Act that manages the quality of our direct water, used for cooking and consuming.
2.
Organization that governs and oversees the overall health of our Air, Land, and Water:
Organization that governs and oversees the overall health of our Air, Land, and Water
Column B
a.Land Reclamation Act
b.Safe Drinking Water Act
c.EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
d.United States Geological Survey

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 16:
a. Land reclamation

Question 17:
d. Surface mining

Question 18:
b. Tailings

Question 19:
e. The minerals mined out of the ground are vital to 90% of the things we need/use on a daily basis.

Question 20:

1. d. Cold Front
2. c. Stationary Front

Question 21:

1. d. Cutting steps into the side of a hill to create flat areas to grow crops
2. b. This method takes advantage of the fact that some crop's input and output of nutrients to and from the soil varies, so the soil's nutrients do not deplete.
3. a. This method has a cycle of nutrients from a fish tank to the growing vegetation. The vegetation gets their nutrients from water instead of soil, and the nutrients are provided by the fish themselves.

Question 22:
d. Hardness

Question 23:
d. Streak

Question 24:
b. Biofuel

Question 25:
c. Because the process of nature turning plants and animals into fossil fuels takes millions of years

Question 26:
d. Hydroelectric Energy

Question 27:

1. c. Out in the Open Ocean or atop a Mountain where air currents are most powerful and can freely move without obstruction from buildings/landscapes.
2. d. Near Volcanic activity, where pockets of magma can heat up water, creating steam to generate electricity

Question 28:
c. below the water table

Question 29:
a. frozen at the Poles

Question 30:
a. Physical Water Scarcity

Question 31:
c. Virtual water

Question 32:
c. It feeds the fish and causes the ecosystem to flourish

Question 33:
b. Because the water pumped to their homes from the Flint river was NONPOTABLE

Question 34:
a. Point Source Pollution

Question 35:

1. b. Safe Drinking Water Act
2. c. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Please review these answers and let me know if you have any more questions!