All of the Following Generate Acidic Groundwater from Mining Tailings

question 9

Multiple Choice

All of the following generate acidic groundwater from mining tailings EXCEPT:

• A) infiltration of rain through mine tailings.
• B) contact of groundwater with ore in a mining pit.
• C) infiltration of acid rain into a mine.
• D) surface- water runoff from waste piles.

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Definitions:

Subduction Zone

Regions where one tectonic plate moves under another, often associated with volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Thrust Faulting

A geological fault in which the upper block, above the fault plane, moves up and over the lower block, commonly found in mountain ranges.

Accretionary Prism

A geological structure formed by the accumulation of sediments and rock fragments at a convergent tectonic plate boundary.

Subduction Zone

A region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates converge, and one plate moves under another, leading to volcanic activity.