Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
How are rocks different from minerals?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Minerals are natural inorganic substances having a crystalline form with definite physical and chemical properties whereas rocks are made up of a combination of different minerals compacted together. There are about 2,000 minerals in the earth’s crust and these combine differently to form various kinds of rocks.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why are the igneous rocks also called the primary rocks?
Explain this term associated with rocks: Laccoliths and Batholiths
How are chemically-formed sedimentary rocks produced?
Classify the following rock: Peat
Give one word for the following.
Igneous rocks, which contain a high percentage of silica.
Fill in the blanks
______ is the best example of the wind deposited stratified rock.
What is the basis for the classification of rocks?
Distinguish between Intrusive and Extrusive Rocks
How are igneous rocks formed?
Statement (1): Sedimentary rocks consist of many layers.
Statement (2): Sedimentary rocks are formed by the sediments deposited at different points of time.
