Class 10 Social Science — Chapter 5: MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES

What you'll learn

• ▸The Indispensable Role of Minerals
• ▸Definition and Characteristics of Minerals
• ▸Classification of Minerals
• ▸Modes of Occurrence of Minerals
• ▸Uneven Distribution of Minerals in India
• ▸Ferrous Minerals: Iron Ore
• ▸Rat-Hole Mining

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 1068CH05 MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES 5 Haban comes to Guwahati with his father from a remote village. He sees people getting into strange house like objects which move along the road. He also sees a "kitchen" dragging a number of house along with it. He is amazed and asked his father "Why don't our houses move like the one we saw in Guwahati, Ba?" Ba replies, "These are not houses, they are buses and trains. Unlike our houses these are not made of bricks and stones, metal like iron and alluminium are used in making these. They do not move on their own. They are driven by an engine which needs energy to work." We use different things in our daily life made from metal. Can you list a number of items used in your house made of metals. Where do these metals come from? You have studied that the earth's crust is made up of different minerals embedded in the rocks. Various metals are extracted from these minerals after proper refinement. Minerals are an indispensable part …

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1. Explain different mineral types simply. Get Solution →
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3. Describe how minerals are formed. Get Solution →
4. According to geologists, what is the definition of a mineral? Get Solution →
5. Which mineral, mentioned as an ingredient in toothpaste, is used to reduce cavities? Get Solution →
6. What is the term for an accumulation of any mineral mixed with other elements from which it can be extracted? Get Solution →
7. Which type of iron ore is considered the finest, with a very high iron content of up to 70%? Get Solution →
8. According to the classification chart, which of the following is an example of an Energy Mineral? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Both soft pencil lead and hard diamonds are made of the same mineral element, carbon.
• 💡 The sparkle in some toothpastes comes from a mineral called mica.
• 💡 Our bodies need tiny amounts of minerals to help us grow and stay healthy.
• 💡 Table salt, which we eat every day, is actually a mineral called halite.
• 💡 Some minerals, like fluorite, can glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet light.

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