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    The document is a social science assignment from Bal Bharati Public School for class 8 on minerals and power resources. It contains 14 questions about defining minerals, differentiating between metallic and non-metallic minerals, uses of minerals, importance of conservation, conventional sources of energy like fossil fuels, the most abundant fossil fuel and its importance, how petroleum and natural gas are formed, reasons for reducing conventional sources, why some energy sources are described in certain ways, important hydroelectric projects and coal producers, reasons for using non-conventional sources, what biogas is, and justifying the statement about energy saved being energy generated.

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    The document is a social science assignment from Bal Bharati Public School for class 8 on minerals and power resources. It contains 14 questions about defining minerals, differentiating between metallic and non-metallic minerals, uses of minerals, importance of conservation, conventional sources of energy like fossil fuels, the most abundant fossil fuel and its importance, how petroleum and natural gas are formed, reasons for reducing conventional sources, why some energy sources are described in certain ways, important hydroelectric projects and coal producers, reasons for using non-conventional sources, what biogas is, and justifying the statement about energy saved being energy generated.

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    Bal Bharati Public School,

    Ganga Ram Hospital Marg


    Social Science
    Class VIII
    Half Yearly
    Assignment No. 10
    Minerals and Power resources

    Q1. Define Mineral

    Q2 Differentiate between metallic and non metallic minerals

    Q3 What are the various uses of minerals?

    Q4. Why do we need to conserve minerals?

    Q5 . Enlist a few conventional sources of energy.

    Q6 Define fossil fuels

    Q7 Which is the most abundantly found fossil fuel? State its importance

    Q8 How is petroleum found?

    Q9. How is natural gas found?

    Q10. Why do we need to reduce the use of conventional sources of energy?

    Q12 Give reasons :

    1. Petroleum and its derivatives are called Black Gold

    2. Coal is referred to as Buried Sunshine.

    3. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is eco friendly.

    Q13 Give one word answer

    1. First country in the world to develop

    hydroelectricity

    2. One important hydel power station in India.

    3. Leading producer of Coal in the world.


    Q14 What is the need to use non- conventional sources of energy?

    Q What is bio gas ?

    Q “Energy saved is energy generated”. Justify the statement.

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