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Minerals and Power resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Minerals can be extracted by:

a)

Mining

b)

Drilling

c)

Quarrying

d)

All of the above

2.

Metallic minerals can be divided into:

a)

Non-Ferrous

b)

Non metallic

c)

Ferrous

d)

Rocks

3.

Minerals are found in:

a)

Red soil

b)

Metaphoric Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

d)

Black Soil

e)

Igneous Rocks

4.

Which continent is the largest producer of iron ore?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

5.

A _____ _____ is the rarest diamond

a)

Blue Diamond

b)

Red Diamond

c)

Green Diamond

d)

White Diamond

6.

A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is known as a ………….

(a)  

7.

 

Which one of the following properties of a mineral is not correct?

a)

Impure

b)

Non Renewable

c)

Non Exhaustible

d)

Unevenly Distributed

8.

Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as...........

a)

Ore

b)

Coal

c)

Gypsum

d)

Sedimentary Rocks

9.

Deep bores made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths. What is this process called?

a)

Drilling

b)

Open Cast Mining

c)

Shaft Mining

d)

Quarrying

10.

Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, coal etc. are found in the ………………

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

11.

Power Resources are broadly categorized into:

a)

Conventional and Non-Conventional

b)

Metallic and Non- Metallic

c)

Ferrous and Non-Ferrous

d)

Copper and Iron

12.

 

What is Geothermal Energy?

a)

Heat energy obtained from the Sun is called Geothermal Energy

b)

Heat energy obtained from the Moon is called Geothermal Energy

c)

Heat energy obtained from the Earth is called Geothermal Energy.

d)

Heat energy obtained from the Mars is called Geothermal Energy

13.

 

Which of the following are non-conventional resources?

a)

Wind Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Nuclear Power

d)

Geothermal Energy

e)

All of the Above

14.

Petroleum Means ?

(a)  

15.

 

If a rock looks blue in color, then what does it have?

a)

Tin

b)

Copper

c)

Nickel

d)

Zinc

16.

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

a)

Chalk

b)

Graphite

c)

Carbonate

d)

Iron

17.

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

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

18.

Which country has no known mineral deposit in it?

(a)  

19.

Which Country is the greatest producer of Nuclear Power

a)

China

b)

France

c)

U.S.A

d)

Russia

20.

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a)

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b)

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