LPS/2023-24/SO-Geo/GR-10/WS5

LEADERS PRIVATE SCHOOL, SHARJAH

WORK SHEET – 2023-24
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GRADE: X TOPIC: Minerals & Energy resources

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1. Write two steps of saving conventional energy resources.

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2. Who are the main buyers of Indian mica?

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3. Which minerals are largely derived from ocean beds?

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4. How can minerals be conserved?

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5. Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?

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6. How do minerals occur in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks?

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7. What is biogas? Where in India are biogas plants set up and why?

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8. Map Skill: On the political map of India mark and label the following:
(a) Digboi oil fields of Assam (b) Thermal power plant of West Bengal.
(c) Gaya mica mine of Bihar (d) Bokaro coal mines Jharkhand.
(e) Telcher nuclear power plant of Orissa (f) Durg iron ore mine of Chhattisgarh.