STD 8 SOCIAL Science Mineral and power resources

Complete the following:

1. The most commonly available minerals on earth are
______________________ like _____________ and _____________

2. Minerals that contain metals are called _______________ minerals and they
are commonly found in _____________ and __________________ rocks.

3. The two main types of mining are :

4. _______________________ and _______________ regions of western

Australia have vast reserves of gold.

5. In Asia iron ore is found in _____________________ and

_________________.

6. Fossil fuels are found in _____________________ rocks.

7. The sources of nuclear power are naturally occurring ___________________

minerals like _________________, __________________, ______________

8. _____________________ leads the world in the production of bauxite.

9. The ____________ valley of Germany has rich deposits of ______________.

10. __________________________________________ is a eco-friendly

automobile fuel

11. The two types of iron ore found in India are:

12. Biogas fuel is a mixture of ___________________ and

___________________.

13. _______________________ is an important raw material for cement industry.

14. _______________________ is an example of renewable energy.

15. _________________ is used for smelting.

16. ________________________ energy is the heat energy obtained from the

interior of the earth.

17. Tidal mill farms are situated in _____________________________ in India.

18. The ore of ___________________ is called bauxite.

19. India is the largest producer and exporter of ________________ in the world.

20. Gold is found in _________________ and _________________ in Karnataka.

21. __________________ is used in the food industry as a preservative.

22. Energy resources are broadly classified as ___________________ and

_________________________.

23. Nuclear power stations in Tamil Nadu are located at

_________________________ and __________________.

24. __________________ is used to generate thermal power.

25. Petroleum is also known as _________________________

Answer the following:

1. What is an ore?
2. What is smelting?
3. Differentiate between metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals.
4. What is shaft mining?
5. How is brown coal mined?
6. What are fossil fuels?
7. Write a note on fossil fuels.