Mining
Is coal mining dangerous?
Yes
This country is the greatest consumer and producer of coal.
What is China?
Is coal Renewable?
No
Coal is mainly used to create this form on energy that powers homes.
What is Electricity?
This greenhouse gas is primarily emitted when coal is burned.
What is Carbon Dioxide/ CO2?
This type of mining involves extracting coal from tunnels deep underground.
What is Underground Mining?
This country in South Asia uses a lot of coal to power its growing population.
What is India?
About how much time is left of coal usage?
130-150 Years
Coal is burned to heat water and the water turns into this to spin a turbine.
What is Steam?
Coal contains as much as __to__% Carbon
What is 60 to 80%
What is Open-Pit Mining?
This country has the largest coal reserves in the world.
What is the United States?
This is the type of rock Coal is.
What is sedimentary?
The turbine in an energy plant is connected to this device that produces electricity.
What is a Generator?
This is a mineral residue that comes from burning coal.
What is Coal Ash?
This type of mining involves removing the earth and rock that are above the coal seam.
What is Surface/Strip mining?
This Country is the largest exporter of coal.
What is Australia?
This is a process where plant matter turns into coal over a period of time.
This is used to remove sulfur from power plant emissions to reduce pollution.
What is a Scrubber?
This is a harmful gas produced from burning coal that contributes to respiratory problems.
What is Sulfur Dioxide?
This Type of Mining involves converting coal into synthetic gases or liquid fuel.
What is Gasification and liquefication Mining?
This country plans to stop using coal for power altogether by 2038.
What is Germany?
This type of coal has the lowest carbon content and has the lowest energy value.
What is Peat?
This is a process that stores Carbon Dioxide underground instead of it releasing into the air.
What is Carbon Capture?
This is the worst type of mining for the environment.
What is Mountaintop Removal Mining?