Which would decrease the negative environmental impact of extracting minerals used in smartphones?(1 point)

Question

Responses

properly disposing of mining waste
properly disposing of mining waste

increasing worker salaries
increasing worker salaries

mining only in Antarctica to avoid habitat loss
mining only in Antarctica to avoid habitat loss

increasing the price of smartphones to cover habitat damage

Answer 1

properly disposing of mining waste

Answer 2

Which of the following are used in the production of smartphones? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses

lithium
lithium

calcite
calcite

alunite
alunite

silicon
silicon

halite
halite

cobalt

Answer 3

lithium, silicon, cobalt

Answer 4

How is copper used in cell phones?(1 point)
Responses

in the display
in the display

in the speakers
in the speakers

in the circuitry
in the circuitry

in the battery

Answer 5

in the circuitry

Answer 6

Which of the following is a negative impact of lithium mining on the environment?(1 point)
Responses

requires large quantities of water
requires large quantities of water

destroys the coral ecosystem
destroys the coral ecosystem

creates waste rich in cyanide
creates waste rich in cyanide

leads to deforestation in the Amazon

Answer 7

requires large quantities of water