How Does the Use of Minerals Such as Metals Differ

question 23

Multiple Choice

How does the use of minerals such as metals differ from the use of fossil fuels?

• A) Fossil fuels are more plentiful than metals and are depleted more slowly.
• B) Metals can be extracted by strip mining, while fossil fuels may not.
• C) Many metals may be recycled, decreasing the necessity for finding new reserves, unlike fossil fuels, which cannot be recycled.
• D) The mining of metals is not as destructive to the environment as the mining of fossil fuels.
• E) The recycling of fossil fuels is more economically feasible than the recycling of metals.

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