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WorksheetsMineral and Power Resources
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following is not a characteristic of minerals?
They are created by natural processes
They have a definite chemical composition
They are inexhaustible
Their distribution is uneven
Which one of these is a non-metallic mineral?
Iron Ore
Bauxite
Limestone
Manganese
Deep bores dug to reach mineral deposits are called ________
Drills
Shafts
Quarries
Mines
_____ has no known mineral deposit in it.
Switzerland
Australia
Canada
France
All minerals are rocks but all rocks are not minerals.
True
False
Chile and Peru are leading producers of copper.
True
False
Name two naturally occurring radioactive elements.
Uranium
Thorium
Copper
Gold
Which country is the largest producer of bauxite in the world?
(a)
Three methods by which metals can be extracted are
Mining,drilling,ore
Mining,drilling,quarrying
drilling, digging, quarrying
Extracting, mining, drilling
Metallic minerals are generally associated with which types of rocks?
Igneous
Metamorphoric
Sedimentary
All of these
Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as
Ores
Igneous rocks
Ferrous
Mineral rocks
Example of conventional resource is
Firewood
solar energy
hydel power
nuclear Power
What is the electricity from coal called?
Thermal Power
Buried sunshine
Tidal energy
Hydro power
Why is petroleum called black gold?
Because It is black in colour
Because it shines like gold
Because it is very valuable
Because earlier villagers called it cursed or black
Heat energy obtained from earth is called
Nuclear Energy
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
Biogas
Where do we find natural gas in India?
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Mumbai High
Which of the following are the methods to conserve minerals? (choose all the options that are correct)
Recycling of minerals
Reduce waste in the process of mining
Use of alternatives
Stopping mining process
Which is one of the deepest gold mine in the world located in India?
Kolar
Bikaner
Raniganj
Jharia
Minerals that lie near the earth's surface are simply dug out by the process known as ...............
quarrying
drilling
Shaft mining
Open cast mining
Solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas, atomic energy, etc are the examples of ..................
conventional source
non conventional source
ferrous
Non ferrous
.................. is found with petroleum deposits and is released when crude oil is brought to the surface.
crude oil
natural gas
biogas
Water
Metallic minerals which contain iron is known as .................. minerals
Precious
Non ferrous
Non metallic
Ferrous
Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, Marble, etc. are found in the ..................
Metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
igneous rocks
All of these
.................. is obtained from energy stored in the nuclei of atoms of naturally occurring radio active elements like Uranium and Thorium.
nuclear power energy
solar energy
tidal energy
geo-thermal
The first tidal energy station was built in
England
USA
France
Italy
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about biogas?
Formed by decomposition of organic waste
Is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide
It can be made easily available in urban areas
It produces huge amount of organic manure every year
World's first solar and wind powered bus shelter is located in
Ireland
Scotland
England
France
Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?
Generates radio-active wastes
Is expensive
Non-polluting
Emits large amount of energy
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of wind energy?
Causes noise pollution
Harmful to birds
Causes green house effect
Disturbs radio-TV reception
Why do we need to conserve minerals? Choose all the options that you think are correct.
They are indispensable
Important for economic development
Are inexhaustible
Are non renewable
