information on Natural Resources (Basic Information)

1. 1. Water
2. Sun light
3. Land
4. Minerals

2.  Water is a transparent and nearly
colorless chemical substance that is the
main constituent of Earth's streams,
lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of
most living ...

3.  The cycle of processes by which
water circulates between the earth's
oceans, atmosphere, and land,
involving precipitation as rain and
snow, drainage in streams and rivers,
and return to the atmosphere by
evaporation and transpiration.

4.  Evaporation
 Condensation
 Precipitation
Infiltration

5.  Sunlight is a portion of the
electromagnetic radiation given off by
the Sun, in particular infrared, visible,
and ultraviolet light..

6.  A solar cooker is a device
which uses the energy of
direct sunlight to heat, cook
or pasteurize drink. Many
solar cookers currently in
use are relatively ...

7. How It Work
 Most solar cookers work on the
basic principle: Sunlight is
converted to heat energy, that is
retained for cooking. ...
 A solar cooker needs an outdoor
location that is sunny for several
hours and protected from strong
wind, and where food will be safe.

10. * Shirdi Sai Temple

11.  Shirdi temple, which draws thousands of
devotees everyday, has a solar cooking
system installed at its canteen. Around 70
solar reflectors are mounted on the
rooftop.
 These dishes concentrate sunlight on
receivers that contain water, generating
steam that is piped down to the kitchen for
cooking 50,000 meals per day.

12. * The solid surface of the Earth that is not
permanently covered by water.
* In Madhya Pradesh 80 % people
depends on Land..

13.  Soils are complex mixtures of minerals,
water, air, organic matter, and countless
organisms that are the decaying
remains of once-living things.

14.  A mineral is a naturally occurring
chemical compound, usually of
crystalline form and biogenic in origin. A
mineral has one specific chemical
composition, whereas a rock can be an
aggregate of different minerals or
mineralogist. The study of minerals is
called mineralogy.

15. Metal
wood
Natural Oil
Coke

16. Current Affairs
 Water: Andhra Pradesh Government has
launched the ‘Smart Water Distribution
Monitoring’ web interface. Using this
portal people can check the status of
drinking water in the water tanks nearby.
 In India, Approximately 10,355
Solar system facilities are available.

17. Current Affairs
* Approximately 10% of the world’s carbon
dioxide emissions are stored in soil.
* Soil is at the bottom of the food chain, yet
it is the cornerstone of life on earth.
* It provides all the nutrients required for
successful plant growth

18. Current Affairs
 Scientists have stated that there are
over 3,000 different types of minerals.
 The most common mineral found on
Earth is called quartz.
 When magma cools at a slow rate, large
mineral crystals are produced.

19. Let’s Summarize