Minerals and its properties

Q. Which of the following options defines mineral the best?

1. Minerals are naturally occurring substances which have certain physical properties and a definite chemical composition.
2. None of the above
3. Minerals are artificially occurring substances which have certain physical properties and a definite chemical composition.
4. Minerals are naturally occurring substances which have varying physical properties and a chemical composition that keeps changing.

Q. Copper content can be identified in a rock because it will look _____ in colour.

1. red
2. blue
3. green
4. black

Q.

Ruhr region which has rich deposits of coal is a part of which country?

1. India

2. Russia

3. America

4. Germany

Q. Barium is extracted from which of the following ores?

1. Bauxite
2. Haematite
3. Cinnabar
4. Barytes

Q. Properties such as hardness, density, and colour are examples of properties of minerals.

1. physical
2. chemical
3. metallic

Q. What are the uses of Aluminium?

1. It is used in making aircrafts.
2. It is used in making utensils.
3. It is used in food packaging industries.
4. None of the above.

Q. Which of the following minerals are known to be found in Andhra Pradesh?

1. Coal
2. Limestone
3. Dolomite
4. All of the above

Q. A _____ is an aggregate of one or more minerals but without definite composition of a constituent of mineral.

1. rock
2. ore
3. mineral
4. alloy

Q. Which of the following are not renewable resources?

1. Coal
2. Wind
3. Solar
4. Petroleum

Q. Which of the following mineral is used in making stainless steel?

1. Chromium
2. Zinc
3. Manganese
4. Aluminium

Q. is the property of a mineral to resist deformation.

1. Solubility
2. Density
3. Hardness

Q.

Distinguish between: Metallic and non-metallic minerals.

Q. Which of the following are non-renewable resources?

1. Wind
2. Petroleum
3. Water
4. Coal

Q. Minerals can be classified as _____ minerals.

1. drilling and quarrying
2. ferrous and non-ferrous
3. mining and drilling
4. metallic and non-metallic

Q. Minerals can be identified on the basis of their physical properties. Which one among the following is not a physical property with respect to the minerals?

1. Presence of Sulphides
2. Hardness
3. Colour
4. Density

Q. Breifly describe the new national mineral policy of 1993.

Q. The mineral found in alluvial deposits is _______.

1. Silver
2. Gold
3. Copper
4. Tin

Q. what is metals or non metals

Q. When we compare the weight of gold metal with a pyrite of the same size, we find that gold is heavier. This is because gold is than pyrite.

1. denser
2. more soluble
3. harder

Q. The non-metallic component in stainless steel is:

1. carbon
2. phosphorus
3. iodine
4. sulphur

Q. Which of the following are not renewable resources?

1. Coal
2. Wind
3. Solar
4. Petroleum

Q. Barium is extracted from which of the following ores?

1. Bauxite
2. Haematite
3. Barytes
4. Cinnabar

Q. Density, hardness, and colour are examples of physical properties of minerals.

1. False
2. True

Q. Where is the largest Barytes reserve located in Andhra Pradesh?

1. Warangal
2. Chittoor
3. Mangampeta
4. Kurnool

Q.

What is the use of wrought iron and cast iron ?