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प्रश्न
State two points of distinction between rocks and minerals.
State two differences between rocks and minerals.
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उत्तर
| Rocks | Minerals |
| Rocks contain minerals. | Minerals do not contain rocks. |
| Rocks are the aggregates of minerals and other rock material. | Minerals are the compounds of pure elements with a definite chemical composition. |
| Three chief types of rocks are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. | Four chief mineral groups are silicates, carbonates, sulfides, and metallic minerals. |
| Example: Granite, sandstone, slate, and quartz. | Example: Iron, silicon, magnesium, nickel, calcium, potassium, sodium. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Write True or False. Rewrite the false statement correctly :
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rock called magma
Name the three stages of lithification of Sedimentary rocks.
Name the types Sedimentary rocks based on agents of formation.
Explain this term associated with rocks: Extrusive Igneous Rocks
Distinguish between the following:
Acid Igneous Rocks and Basic Igneous Rocks.
What is metamorphism?
What physical agents are involved in the sedimentary rocks?
How are chemically-formed sedimentary rocks formed? Give examples.
Classify the following rock: Coal
Give one word for the following.
The outer layer of the earth.
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Extrusive rocks are also known as ______ rocks.
Fill in the blanks
______ rocks cover wide area in Peninsular India and Columbia, the Snake Plateau of the U.S.A.
Give one example of an area of: Metamorphic rocks,
Diamond is an example of _______ rock.
What are metamorphic rocks?
This is the storehouse of rocks.
Igneous Rocks are ______ rocks.
Lava comes out from a volcano.
Statement (1): Sedimentary rocks consist of many layers.
Statement (2): Sedimentary rocks are formed by the sediments deposited at different points of time.
Match the following.
| Group A | Group B | ||
| A. | Basalt | 1. | Anthracite |
| B. | Limestone | 2. | Extrusive igneous |
| C. | Coal | 3. | Metamorphic rock |
| D. | Gneiss | 4. | Sedimentary rock |
