Extracting, Processing, and Using Mineral Resources

question 75

Multiple Choice

Extracting, processing, and using mineral resources

• A)requires enormous amounts of energy
• B)causes land disturbance and erosion
• C)produces solid and hazardous wastes
• D)releases toxic chemicals into the atmosphere
• E)all of these answers

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