Why is mountain top removal mining is unpopular with some concerned citizens in the Inland South?
A) It is more dangerous for workers than underground mining.
B) It is more expensive and time consuming than underground mining.
C) It is more environmentally damaging than underground mining.
D) It destroys the scenic value, and harms the tourism industry.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
The features seen in the fossil bird Archaeopteryx
A. show that Archaeopteryx had feathers, but not wings. B. support the hypothesis that birds evolved from dinosaur ancestors. C. show that Archaeopteryx is not a remnant of a living organism, but an unusual rock formation. D. suggest that birds and dinosaurs were designed to fit into different kinds of habitats and then placed there.
If an unsaturated parcel of air is cooled, it will eventually reach a temperature where the air will become saturated; this temperature is known as the:
a. environmental temperature. b. dew point. c. lifting condensation level. d. adiabatic.
What is the first phase in the formation of a cavern?
A. speleothem formation B. carbonation C. oxidation D. excavation E. stalactite formation