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Class 10 Minerals and Energy Resources worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Minerals and where they are found, coal types, conventional and non-conventional energy. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The finest iron ore, with up to 70% iron, is:
- bauxite
- limonite
- hematite
- magnetite
Answer
(d) magnetite
- 2.
Khetri is known for which resource?
- copper
- coal
- geothermal energy
- petroleum
Answer
(a) copper
- 3.
Which describes anthracite?
- low carbon and high moisture
- low-grade brown coal
- the most popular commercial coal
- the highest-quality hard coal
Answer
(d) the highest-quality hard coal
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is an ore?
Answer
A mineral mixed with other elements, concentrated enough to make mining it worthwhile.
- 5.
Which resource is each place known for? (a) Kudremukh (b) Neyveli
Answer
(a) iron ore (b) lignite
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe how minerals occur in different rocks.
Answer
In igneous and metamorphic rocks as veins and lodes (tin, copper); in sedimentary rocks as beds (coal, iron); as residual weathered masses (bauxite); and as placer deposits in river sands (gold).
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Minerals and Energy Resources sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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