MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES
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Removing chunks of overburden terraces or strips are cut into the side of a hill or mountain in order to lessen the likelihood of erosion or sudden mass wasting events.
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Structure built on a river that restricts the flow of water up until that point. Used for forming reservoirs for irrigation, drinking, manufacturing, creation of electrical energy, etc.
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A reserve that is being depleted to the point where it could be more expensive to extract and refine it than it can be sold for.
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Hydrocarbons that have been formed from the organic remains of prehistoric plants and animals and can be used as a source of energy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coal is fossil fuel or fuel that comes from the remains of prehistoric plants or animals. The formation of coal occurs over millions of years via a process known as carbonation. In this process, dead vegetation is converted into carbon-rich coal under very high temperature and pressure.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.
Detailed explanation-3: -After a long time, the heat and pressure changed the plants into coal. Coal is called a fossil fuel because it was made from plants that were once alive!
Detailed explanation-4: -Fossil fuels are made from decomposing plants and animals. These fuels are found in the Earth’s crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fossil fuels such as Coal, Oil and Gas are some of the most important natural resources that we use everyday. These fossil fuels are all Hydrocarbons, they are compounds formed from only two elements, Carbon and Hydrogen.