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Distinguish between the following in not more than 30 words.•Ferrous and non-ferrous minerals•Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy |
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Answer» a. Ferrous minerals are the metallic minerals containing iron. For e.g.- Iron ORE, Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt etc. While non-ferrous minerals are also metallic, but they do not contain iron. For e.g.- Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt etc. b. Conventional sources of energy include firewood, cattle dung cake, coal, petroleum, natural GAS and electricity (both HYDEL and THERMAL). While non-conventional sources of energy are solar, WIND, tidal, geothermal, biogas and atomic energy. |
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