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WorksheetsClass 8 Mineral & Power Resources
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is a
ore
rock
mineral
copper
The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the surface of the earth is named as
mining
pumping
extracting
none of these
Rock from which mineral are mined are known as
metallic mineral
limestone
mineral
ore
Give an example of shafts.
Surface mining
Deep bores
Off-shore drilling
None of these
Deep wells bored to take the petroleum and natural gas out is called
quarrying
drilling
mining
shaft mining
What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug?
Drilling
Off-shore drilling
Quarrying
Extraction
Which among the following is the leading producer of iron-ore in the world?
Europe
Asia
Antarctica
North America
Which is the rarest diamond on this earth?
Black diamond
Blue diamond
Red diamond
Green diamond
Gold is an example of minerals.
(a) ferrous
(b) non-ferrous
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
What are the ways to conserve minerals?
(a) Recycling of minerals
(b) Reducing waste in the process of mining
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Which one of the following countries in Europe has the largest deposits of iron?
Portugal
Russia
Germany
Hungary
What is the name of the mineral that is extracted from Bauxite?
Silver
Manganese
Aluminium
Copper
Which one of the following is a leading producer of copper in the world?
Bolivia
Ghana
Chile
Zimbabwe
From which mineral is silicon obtained?
Coal
Bauxite
Thorium
Quartz
Which one 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.
