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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
Classify the following rocks by selecting the correct option given below:
Gneiss
Classify the following rocks by selecting the correct option given below:
shale
Classify the following rocks by selecting the correct option given below:
granite
How are rocks different from minerals?
Distinguish between the following pair:
Degradation and aggradation
Explain this term associated with rocks: Laccoliths and Batholiths
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
What is meant by the term ‘metamorphism’?
Classify the following rock: Granite
Classify the following rock: Gneiss
Give one word for the following.
A sedimentary rock, which is composed of microscopically fine, soft and smooth particles.
Give one term for the following statement:
Sheet like body of igneous rock.
______ is the kind of metamorphic rock using which Taj Mahal was built.
Volcanic mountains are covered with sedimentary rocks.
Chemical sedimentary rocks are found in the beds of reservoirs.
______ rocks are also known as stratified rocks.
The oldest sedimentary rocks of the world have been identified in ______.
Out of 2,000 different types, only ______ are the basic minerals commonly found all over the earth.
Minerals exist in nature ¡n the form of ______ or ______.
Statement (1): Sedimentary rocks consist of many layers.
Statement (2): Sedimentary rocks are formed by the sediments deposited at different points of time.
