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APSC 151 2021 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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APSC 151 2021 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:100 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 100
Which of the 3Rs does the circular economy focus on:
Reduce & recycle
recycle & reuse
reprocess & reuse
reduce and reuse
reuse and redirect
Term 2 of 100
When describing deformation behaviour, ___ is recoverable on unloading, ___ leads to fractures,
and ___ deforms without breaking
Elastic, Ductile, Granular
Compressive, Tensile, Shear
Volumetric, Linear, Distortion
Elastic, Brittle, Ductile
Short-term, Brittle, Long-term
,Term 3 of 100
At 3000m depth in granite (S.G. = 2.7), the vertical stress (due to the weight of rock above)
acting on a horizontal plane should be:
135 MPa
53 kPa
81 MN/m
0.053 MN
81 MPa
Term 4 of 100
Which mineral properties can be exploited to separate minerals from another?
Magnetic susceptibility, density, and hydrophobicity
Magnetic susceptibility, metal content, and hydrophobicity
Reactivity, density, and hydrophobicity
Magnetic susceptibility, density, and half-life of radioactive elements
streak, habit, hardness
Term 5 of 100
Which of the following is not a physical property?
boiling point
stiffness
magnetism
hardness
reactivity
,Term 6 of 100
Fraccing is a technique in which
a novel surface excavation method is used for frozen oil sands
a pumping technique is used to shock the oil into detaching from the sand grains
shale rock is pressurized to the point of fracture propagation to increase flow into a well
a sandstone reservoir rock is pressurized to promote oil flow
heat is used to break crude oil into component hydrocarbon varieties
Term 7 of 100
Industrial Hazards arise when:
Energy release must be controlled
Flammable materials must be contained
Fall hazards must be constrained or restricted
Reactive materials must be contained
all of the above
Term 8 of 100
Many of the unique risks and challenges faced by Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) are
due to:
cyclical commodity prices
low production rates
High labour intensive methods
High percentage of women working in ASM
Informal operation (unregulated and untaxed)
, Term 9 of 100
The widespread adoption of 'green' technologies (i.e. electric vehicles, wind and solar energy,
etc.) will:
completely reverse climate change
Not require additional resources - its based on recycling
Completely eliminate our reliance on fossil fuels
Reduce global consumption of metals such as copper, nickel, and lithium
Require significant quantities of metals such as copper, nickel, and lithium,
Term 10 of 100
Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition?
Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils.
Older strata are deposited on younger strata without intervening, intermediate age
strata.
An igneous dyke cuts across sedimentary rock allowing relative dating.
Older fossils in younger strata indicate a locally inverted geologic time scale.
Any sedimentary deposit accumulates on older rock or sediment layers.
Term 11 of 100
The following metamorphic rocks are listed in order of the pressure and temperature of
formation (lowest to highest) Select the correct list.
Slate, Schist, Gneiss
Phyllite, Marble, Slate
Schist, Hornfels, Phyllite
Gneiss, Schist, Slate
Gneiss, Slate, Phyllite
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