WorksheetsMinerals and Power Resources
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Minerals can be extracted by
Mining
Quarrying
Drilling
All of the above
Metallic minerals can be divided into
Ferrous
Non ferrous
Non metallic
Rocks
Minerals are found in?
Igneous Rocks
Red Soil
Black Soil
Sedimentary Rocks
Metaphoric Rocks
If a rock looks blue in color, then what does it have?
Tin
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Which country or state has no known mineral deposit in it
(a)
Which continent is the largest producer of iron-ore?
North America
Antartica
Europe
__________ is the largest producer of bauxite in the world. It is a leading producer of gold, diamond, iron ore, tin and nickel. It is also rich in copper, lead, zinc and manganese.
South America
Europe
Australia
Antarctica
Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie areas of Western Australia have the largest deposits of?
(a)
A _____ _____ is the rarest diamond
Blue Diamond
Red Diamond
Green Diamond
A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is known as a ………….
ORE
MINERAL
ROCK
SOIL
Which one of the following properties of a mineral is not correct?
IMPURE
NON RENEWABLE
NON EXHAUSTIBLE
UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED
Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as...........
COAL
GYPSUM
ORE
CHEMICAL
........... are hard substances that conduct heat and electricity and have a characteristic lusture or shine.
METALS
NON METALS
MINERAL FUELS
Deep bores made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths. What is this process called?
DRILLING
SHAFT MINING
OPEN CAST MINING
QUARRYING
ALUMINIUM IS OBTAINED FROM..........
BAUXITE
IRON ORE
QUARTZ
ROCKS
Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, coal etc. are found in the ………………
IGNEOUS ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
