(1) What factors influence the formation
(2) Which products are obtained from
(3). What are the uses of minerals?
(4) What are the purposes for whichland
(5) Why is it necessary to conserve the
resources?
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Answer:
Scientists attribute soil formation to the following factors: Parent material, climate, biota (organisms), topography and time.
a product is a number or a quantity obtainedby multiplying two or more numbers together. For example: 4 × 7 = 28 Here, the number 28 is called the product of 4 and 7.
Mineral like copper is used in electrical equipments as it is good electrical conductor. Clay is used to make cement etc which helps in constructing roads. Fibreglass, cleaning agents are made by borax.
Land is used for various activities like obtaining natural resources such as soil, minerals, plants, etc. It is used for construction as well as for trade.
It is important to conserve resources as many resources are scarce and take millions of years to develop. Over exploitation of resources may exhaust them. Thus, we need to conserve resources. To use the resources carefully and to give time to renew them is known as conservation of resources.