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Earn 100

Name one use of coal.

Important Questions on Minerals and Metals

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Write down the process of evolution of fossil fuels on Earth.
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(Electricity, early man, nylon, cook, deforestation, protecting.)

Coal is burnt to produce _____.

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Earlier, trains were powered by heat energy.
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 Match the following: 

  Column I  Column II
a. Clay  1. is used to make pencils.
b. Coal 2. is used to make buildings.
c. Talc 3. is used to make blackboards.
d. Marble  4. is used to make pots.
e. Graphite 5. is used to make talcum powder.
f. Slate 6. is used to light fires.
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Make a list of activities done using solar energy.
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Give an example of each from our daily life:

Fossil fuel used to drive cars: _____.

(Choose from: Coal/ Petrol/ Alcohol)

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Fill in the blank with a suitable answer.

(Smoke, CNG, Pollution, Water, Vehicles, Factories)

_____ causes less pollution as compared to petrol and diesel.
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Fill in the blank with a suitable word:

A car gets the energy to move from _____ (petrol/smoke/water).

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Fill in the blank with a suitable word:

These places contain thick deposits of coal are Dhanbad, Neyveli and Raniganj located in _____ (Delhi/Bengaluru).

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
_____ (Diamond/Anthracite) is a shiny hard black coal.
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Fill in the blank with a suitable word:

The rock which is burnt to produce fire is _____ (coal/diamond).

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Why does the government insist on vehicles to be run on CNG? 
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To reduce air pollution, our vehicles should be fitted with _____ kits.
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Petrol and diesel are fuels for engines.  

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Give reasons.
Coal is a sedimentary rock.