FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT GEOLOGY EXAM 2

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT GEOLOGY EXAM 2

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-Guarantee passing score -88 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: If surface mines tends to cause greater environmental impacts, why are they used?

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Surface mines are more economical

Question 2: ? mine drainage results from oxidation of sulfide-bearing deposits?

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Acid

Question 3: Placer deposits are expected in what type of rock?

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Sedimentary Question 4: One of the main water pollution problems associated with acid mine drainage is because ?

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The acid water tends to mobilize hazardous, heavy metals

Question 5: The current US energy policy is the ? Path Type

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Hard Question 6: ? pollution is harmful to some organisms but actually helps others survive

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Thermal

Question 7: Which type of country tends to consume the most mineral resources?

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Developed Question 8: The Kuyahoga River in Ohio has degraded dramatically over the past 40 years. True or False?

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False Question 9: What phase of mining generally causes the least environmental degradation?

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Exploration and testing Question 10: Biochemical oxygen demand reflects the amount of organic matter in water bodies. True or False?

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True Question 11: Sulfide deposits of copper and iron form through seawater circulation at ? plate boundaries?

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Divergent

Question 12: The ultimate source of energy in fossil fuels is ?

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The sun

Question 13: In the film Crude, what was the primary environmental impact in Ecuador?

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Water pollution Question 14: ? mineral deposits form through the circulation of hot chemically active waters

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Hydrothermal

Question 15: The biomagnifications of mercury occurs as mercury moves through ?

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The aquatic food chain Question 16: ? deposits are the results of sedimentary concentrations of heavy minerals in streams

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Placer Question 17: What was the reason for the dramatic water pollution in North Carolina after Hurricane Floyd?

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Waste lagoons on pig farms overflowed due to heavy rain and flooding rivers Question 18: The level of decaying organic matter in water is indicated by what measure?

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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Question 19: Wind power generation has grown rapidly in the past decade. True or False?

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True Question 20: ? sources of pollution are diffused and intermittent and hard to identify

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Non-point

Question 21: Most water pollution associated with mining operations has to do with?

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Water passing through mine waste

Question 22: Why are iron and steel recycled at such a high rate?

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The market for them is large and widespread Question 23: Most coal has the same sulfur content but varies in chemical composition. True or False?

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False Question 24: Waste water renovation is dependent on what process to purify water?

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Natural purification in the soil

Question 25: The source of E Coli bacteria is typically ?

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Animal fecal waste Question 26: Between the mid 1970's and mid 1990's, energy consumption in the US ?

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Increased but at a slower rate Question 27: ? is the time when petroleum production begins to fall short of demand

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Peak oil Question 28: Itai-Itai Disease resulted from contamination of the Zintzu River by ? in mine waste

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Lead, Zinc, and Cadmium