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Minerals & Ores

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this ore?

a)

Iron ore

b)

magnetite

c)

Limestone

d)

Coal

2.

Which country produces the most iron?

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

India

d)

Brazil

3.

Is Diamond a metal or a non-metal ore?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

True or False: Metals can be profitably extracted from ores.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

All rocks are composed of:

(a)  

6.

Bauxite is called:

a)

lightest metal

b)

heaviest metal

c)

it is an ore

d)

none of these

7.

Lustrous meaning:

a)

soft and rough

b)

hard and shining

c)

soft and shining

d)

none of these

8.

By practising the formula reuse and recycle we can save

a)

metallic

b)

non-metallic

c)

metallic and non metallic

d)

all of the answers

9.

Natural gases are a mixture of:

a)

hydrocarbons

b)

methane

c)

petroluim

d)

all of these

10.

what is limestone

a)

metallic

b)

non-metallic

c)

alloy

d)

lightest metal

11.

Iron ore is known for?

a)

hardness and strength

b)

flexible

c)

light

d)

soft

12.

Which is the largest country producing uranium?

a)

England

b)

Brazil

c)

Kazakhstan

d)

Canada

13.

which one of these are lustrous

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Manganese

d)

Gold

14.

Micas used for?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural gas

c)

Glass making and Electrical

d)

Jewellery

15.

Manganese is

a)

Black

b)

Grey-White

c)

Greenish

d)

Yellow

16.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest producer of?

a)

Silver

b)

Mica

c)

Petroleum

d)

Copper

17.

What are the 2 types of mining?

(a)  

18.

Petroleum is also called...?

a)

Black-Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Gold

d)

Lustrous Metal

19.

select the non-metallic mineral

a)

Uranium

b)

Iron

c)

Coal

d)

Diamond

20.

In underground mining Shafts And Tunnels are blasted by Dynamites

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Petroleum is not important

a)

False

b)

True

22.

What is Copper used for?

a)

It is used for making Jewellery

b)

it is used in batteries

c)

Heat And Electricity

23.

What is Uranium used for

a)

It is used for Nuclear bombs

b)

It is used in buildings

24.

Bituminous coal has the highest carbon content

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Where is a limestone quarry found?

a)

Michigan

b)

England

c)

India

d)

Canada