Mining

Question 1

top 2 largest reserve of coal

Answer 1

USA (northern States), Russia

Question 2

top 2 largest reserve of oil

Answer 2

Venezuela, Saudi Arabia

Question 3

top 2 largest reserve of natural gas

Answer 3

Russia, Iran

Question 4

open-pit mining

Answer 4

Removing minerals such as gravel, sand or
metal ores by digging from the Earth’s
surface and leaving an open pit behind.

Question 5

subsurface mining

Answer 5

Extraction of a metal ore or fuel resource
such as coal from deep underground
deposits

Question 6

strip mining

Answer 6

Form of subsurface mining in which
bulldozers power shovels or stripping
wheels move large chunks ofo the Earth’s
surface in strips

Question 7

mountaintop removal

Answer 7

Type of surface mining that uses explosives
massive power shovels and large machines
to remove the top of a mountain and
expose the seams of coal underneath.

Question 8

drilling

Answer 8

Used in the harvest of natural gas and oil
requires drilling deep into subterranean
(shale deposits) and using hydraulic
fracturing