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Class VIII-Social-MINERAL & POWER RESOURCES

Class 8 social science mineral and power sharing worksheet

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Class VIII-Social-MINERAL & POWER RESOURCES

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WORKSHEET-MINERAL AND POWER

RESOURCES

I. NAME THE FOLLOWING


1. A naturally occurring substance that has a definite composition:
2. Hard substances that conduct heat and electricity and have a characteristic luster:
3. An aggregate of one or more mineral but without a definite composition of
constituent mineral:
4. Rocks from which minerals are mined :
5. The country that has no known mineral deposit:
6. India is the largest producer and exporter of this mineral :
7. The region in India that is known for its gold deposits :
8. The word Petroleum means this:
9. A popular eco friendly automobile fuel:
10.The first country to develop Hydroelectricity:
11.Electricity produced from water :
12. In earlier times this source of energy was used for grinding grain and lifting water:

13. Heat energy obtained from earth:


14. The first tidal energy station was built here:
15.
II. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. The we use in our food and the used in a
pencil are examples of minerals.
2. Minerals can be extracted by , , or
3. Generally metallic minerals are found in and
rocks and non-metallic minerals are found in rocks
4. Mineral fuels like coal and petroleum are usually found in the strata
5. obtained from quartz is used in the computer industry.
6. and are the two main conventional energy sources.
7. The word Petroleum is derived from two Latin words Petra meaning
and Oleum meaning
8. Since coal is formed from buried ferns and swaps it is referred to as
9. Electricity produced using coal is called
10.Petroleum and its derivatives are called as they are very valuable.
11. is found with Petroleum deposits and is released when
is brought to the surface.
12.One fourth of the world’s electricity is produced by power.
13. in India has huge tidal mill farms.
14.In India geothermal plants are located in in Himachal
Pradesh and in Ladakh.

III. GIVE EXAMPLES FOR THE FOLLOWING


1. Metallic minerals
2. Ferrous minerals
3. Non ferrous minerals
4. Organic minerals
5. Ores
6. By products of
petroleum
7. Radio-active elements

IV. NAME THE CONTINENT THAT IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER


1. Tin
2. iron ore
3. Bauxite
4. Diamond

V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN TWO POINTS


1. What are Minerals? How can they be identified?
2. How can we classify minerals on the basis of their composition? Give examples
3. Why should we conserve minerals? How can we conserve them?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Hydel power as a source of energy?
5. What are fossil fuels?
6. Explain how radio-active elements are used to generate electricity
7. There is an urgent need for using non conventional source of energy- Give Reason
VI. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN FOUR POINTS
8. What are the different methods through which we can extract minerals?
9. Explain the uses of a few minerals
10. Distinguish between conventional and non conventional sources of energy
11.Write a short note on Biogas?

VII. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF INDIA NAME & LOCATE THE FOLLOWING:

1. The first Iron & Steel Plant in India


JAMSHEDPUR

2. The most important centre producing copper in


India KHETRI

3. A gold mine in Karnataka KOLAR

4. A place producing mica in Jharkhand


KODERMA

5. The mine producing 35% of the total Indian coal


production JHARIA
.
. 6. A place producing uranium in India
JADUGUDA
.
. 7. Coast where thorium is found in India KERALA
.
. 8. A diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh PANNA
.
. 9. A petroleum reserve in Assam DIGBOI
.
. 10. An off-shore oil field BOMBAY HIGH

1) The first Iron & Steel Plant in India. 6) A place producing uranium in India
2) The most important centre producing copper in India 7) Coast where thorium is found in India
3) A gold mine in Karnataka 8) A diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh
4) A place producing mica in Jharkhand 9) A petroleum reserve in Assam
5) The mine producing 35% of the total Indian coal production 1 An off-shore oil field
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