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Mind Maps For Secondary Science : Volume 1

Generate
electricity

Produce heat
Leaves

Latex

Wo ol

Gi nseng

Plastic
Petrol, diesel
(vehicles)

Wax

Quini ne

Sources
Of...

Honey

Petroleum

Natural
gas

Drinks
(coffee,tea)

Fruits

Water
vapour

Combustion
of fuels

Inert
gases

Oxygen

Charcoal
(Mangrove)

Vegetable &
animal oi ls

LIVING
THINGS

Respiration

Petroleum, coal,
natural gas (plant &
animal remains)

glass
(from sand)

gem stones
(from quartz & feldspar)

Quartz

Non-metals

Feldspar

MINERALS

Sand

1
Metals
b

Containers

Examples

Copper

Animals

a
Ceramic

C lay

Contains
f

d
c

a
b

Bricks

Absorption
by plant
roots

Humus

Sand

Agriculture
Gravels

Glass

Livestock

Uses

Minerals
1

Construction
Roads

For healthy
plants' growth

Organic substance from

decayed plants & animals

Make soil fertile

Examples
Phosphates
Sulphates

Nitrates

Cell cytoplasm (90%)

Transport
mineral salts

Support aquatic
plants

Respiration of
soil organisms

Water

2
3

Air

Human
Use

Plants

Respiration of
plant roots

Germination
of seeds

microorgasims

Formation
of Fuels

Mining

Habitat

SOIL

Manufacturing

Controls body
temperature

Important
To..

WATER

oxygen

Habitat for
aquatic
animals

ants

Coal

5
6

Plants

Petroleum

carbon
dioxide

Animals

earthworms

Ornaments,
jewellery

Gas exchage
during breathing
in moist lungs

3
4

Basic need
for all living
things

Support plants'
growth

Cooking
utensils

Natural
gas

Utensils

Uses
Wires

70% of
earth's
surface

Silver
Gold

Construction

Excretion
of waste
products

Found in
natural
state

Dry ice

Cell cytoplasm
(90% water)

Platinum

Iron

Fire
extinguishers

Transport
digested
food &
oxygen

From
ores of...

Gives out
oxygen

cytoplasm

VARIETY OF
RESOURCES ON
EARTH
(1- 2)

Examples

Photosynthesis
in Plants

A
VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 4

Uses

Carbonated
drinks

AIR

Produce
food

Carbon
dioxide
4

FOSSIL
FUELS

Carbon
dioxide

Body cells carry out

living processes

Uses

Coal

Oxygen

Obtain energy
from food

Composition

Drive
vehicles

Firewood

1
Vegetables
+ Oils

b
a

Fuels

Food

Meat

Nitrogen

Skin

E g gs
Milk

Burning of coal
produces heat to
generate
electrical energy
in power stations

Building
materials

Cooking
gas

Oxygen

B amboo

Medicines

Carbon
dioxide

Rat tan

Skin

Clothes

Wo od

Si lk

Cot ton

Water
transport

Generation of
electricity

Human use:
drinking,
bath,
cooking,
washing,
watering
plants