Subjective Questions of Mineral and Power Resources

Subjective Questions

1. What are minerals?
2. Name the source of power.
3. What is a mine?
4. List three alternative source of energy .
5. What is recycling?
6. Why are coal, mineral oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?
7. What are metallic minerals?
8. Which countries are the largest consumer of copper, Aluminium and Nickel?
9. What is solar energy? How can it be trapped?
10. Explain what is meant by placer deposits?
11. What is geothermal energy? Where is the geothermal plant set up in India?
12. Describe the three basic ways through which energy is obtained.
13. Distinguish between biogas and natural gas.
14. Give reasons - Petroleum is referred to as "black gold".
15. Quarrying can become a major environmental concern-comment.
16. What are conventional sources of energy?
17. How can we conserve the mineral and power resources?
18. Write a note on non conventional sources of energy.
19. Distinguish between metallic and nonmetallic minerals.
20. Write in brief the conservation of mineral and power resources.