Space
The fourth planet from the Sun
What is Mars?
A plant that lives in the desert and has spiky leaves and thick, green stems
What is a cactus?
The Kalgoorlie Superpit
What is the name of the largest gold mine in Western Australia?
Kinetic energy
What type of energy do moving objects possess?
A rock formed from solidified magma or lava
What is an igneous rock?
The smallest planet in our solar system
What is Pluto?
An animal that eats dead animals
What is a scavenger?
Dredge mining
Which type of mining is used to mine minerals found in sediment underwater?
Light and heat energy
What kind of energy does a (lit) light bulb release?
A rock formed from compressed dirt, sand, clay, mud
What is a sedimentary rock?
The biggest star in our Solar System
What is the Sun?
The chemical reaction that takes place in the leaves of plants to make sugar
What is photosynthesis?
Open-pit mining
Which type of mining involves the use of explosives?
Gravitational potential energy
What type of energy does a stationary object on top of a hill possess?
An igneous or sedimentary rock formed from heat and/or pressure
What is a metamorphic rock?
A belt of small rocky objects that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
What is the asteroid belt?
The control centre of a cell
What is the nucleus?
Rehabilitation
What is the process that involves replanting after a mine site is closed?
_________ is the transfer of heat through solids, while ___________ is the transfer of heat through liquids and gases
What is the difference between conduction and convection?
A type of igneous rock that is formed from volcanic ash and is very porous and light
What is pumice?
A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
What is a black hole?
A type of reproduction produces identical offspring and only requires 1 parent
What is asexual reproduction?
Leach mining
Which type of mining artificially dissolves minerals occurring naturally in a solid state?
The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves. It does not require particles to transfer heat energy.
What is radiation?
A type of metamorphic rock that is dark grey in colour and is often used in building materials
What is slate?