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Sveta_85 [38]
3 years ago
9

Taking away the surface of the earth to get coal is called______.

Biology
2 answers:
Vlad [161]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: The correct answer for the blank is -

strip mining.

Strip mining can be described as a process of mining in which overlying vegetation (such as bushes and trees) is first removed, which is followed by stripping/removal of soil and underground layers of rocks (using scrapers/buldozers and loaders) so as to expose and then extract the coal from the underground deposits of coal.

Thus, strip mining is the right answer for the blank.

ehidna [41]3 years ago
4 0
Strip mining is taking away the surface, literally scraping the surface away to remove coal.
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