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Minerals and Power Resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The extraction of Minerals from the Earth is called _____________________

a)

Rilling

b)

Mining

c)

Digging

d)

Shafting

2.

__________ has large deposits of Manganese, Bauxite, Nickle, Zinc & Copper

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Croatia

3.

Aluminium is Extracted from (a)  

4.

_________ is a Minerals found on Moon Rocks

a)

Tranquillityite

b)

Tranqulite

c)

Calcite

d)

Tranquilityte

5.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of minerals?

a)

They are created by natural processes

b)

They have a definite chemical composition

c)

They are inexhaustible

d)

Their distribution is uneven

6.

Among the following which mineral is found in pencil we use?

a)

Carbonate

b)

Salt

c)

Iron

d)

Graphite

7.

Which one of these is a non-metallic mineral?

a)

Iron Ore

b)

Bauxite

c)

Limestone

d)

Manganese

8.

Gold and silver are ________ minerals.

a)

Ferrous

b)

Non- Ferrous Minerals

9.

Minerals can be extracted by _____________.

a)

Mining

b)

Quarrying

c)

Drilling

d)

All of these

10.

Deep bores dug to reach mineral deposits are called ________

a)

Drilling

b)

Shafts

c)

Quarrying

11.

____________________ contains metals in raw forms.

a)

Metallic Minerals

b)

Non- Metallic Minerals

12.

Which of the following statements is false

a)

Minerals are evenly distributed

b)

Minerals are concentrated in a particular area

c)

Some minerals are found in places that are not easily accessible

d)

Minerals are composed of one or two elements

13.

Metallic minerals can be divided into

a)

Ferrous

b)

Non ferrous

c)

Non metallic

d)

Rocks

14.

A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock is classified as a ___________________.

a)

deposition

b)

sediment

c)

weathering

d)

metamorphic rock

15.

Minerals can be extracted by

a)

Mining

b)

Quarrying

c)

Drilling

d)

All of the above