Grade 8 - Ln. Minerals and Power Resources

Grade 8 - Ln. Minerals and Power Resources

Multiple Choice

The example of ferrous minerals is

• manganese

• limestone

• coal

Multiple Choice

Extraction of minerals is carried out by the process of

• Clearing forests

• Mining

• Clearing land

Multiple Choice

Minerals found near earth’s surface are taken out by the process of

• quarrying

• drilling

• digging

Multiple Choice

From the following options given, pick out the correct reason as to why impurities should be removed from mineral ores?

• To convert mineral ores into useful materials

• To obtain large quantities of mineral ores

• To avoid drilling, mining etc

Multiple Choice

How are minerals distributed on the earth surface?

• even

• uneven

• same

Multiple Choice

Limestone is a ____ mineral.

• metallic

• non-metallic

• metallic

Multiple Choice

What would you call a naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition

• Resources

• Mineral

• Atmosphere