APES Geology & Mining

granite is an example of this type of rock made of cooled & hardened magma

Which of the following is NOT an external geologic process?

This is made from subjecting preexisting rock to high heat and pressure

Under the mantle, this is a zone of hot, partly melted rock that flows

An active volcano occurs when magma reaches a crack called a

Earthquakes release energy via

Tectonic plates & the outermost crust make up the

sandstone is an example of this type of rock made of dead plant and animal remains

Mountain ranges are formed at this type of boundary

Type of mining that useful and economical for extracting minerals near the earth's surface

The place where an earthquake begins

Which is the correct order of the 3 major concentric zones from the innermost to the outermost?

Which of the following is not an undesirable effect of volcanoes?

What type of boundary caused the San Andreas Fault?

waste material from mining

Depletion time is the amount of time it takes to use up ____% of a mineral reserve

Which of the following is true of tsunamis?

When oceanic plates move away from one another they are called

True or False: the US General Mining Law of 1872 was originally designed to encourage mining

Rock that contains a large enough concentration of a mineral to make it profitable