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Test Review (Minerals & Rocks ONLY)

Test Review (Minerals & Rocks ONLY)

Assessment

Presentation

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-1, MS-PS1-1

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Julia Walthall-Eisman

Used 7+ times

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4 Slides • 11 Questions

1

Determine whether or not something is a mineral based on the 5 characteristics.

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2

Categorize

Options (18)

Amber

Coal

Conglomerate

Quartz

Feldspar

Biotite

Pumice

Gneiss

Calcite

Muscovite

Luster

Diapheneity

Cleavage

Fracture

Solid

Inorganic

Crystalline

Naturally Occuring

Organize these options into the right categories

NOT A MINERAL
MINERAL
MINERAL PROPERTY
REQUIREMENTS OF MINERAL

3

Match

Match the following observations with the mineral property they describe

Transparent

5

Galena breaks into cubes

Metallic

5 g/mL

Diapheneity

Moh's Hardness

Cleavage

Luster

Density

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The mineral ​
mineral family makes up 90% of all minerals.

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ATOMS, ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, MOLECULES

6

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In the formula 4Na2CO3, the number 4 is the ​
and tells you ​
. The number 3 is a ​
and tells you ​
.

7

Match

Match the following

atoms of an element

molecules of an element

mixture of elements and compounds

molecules of a compound

8

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Types of rocks, formation of rocks, subgroups of rocks.

ROCK CYCLE

9

Categorize

Options (20)

Marble

Gneiss

Basalt

Obsidian

Pumice

Granite

Pegmatite

Conglomerate

Limestone

Rock Salt

Foliated

Gas Bubbles

Course-Grained

Clastic

Cooled Magma

Contact

Regional

Glassy

Batholith

Precipitate

Organize these options into the right categories

Metamorphic
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
Sedimentary

10

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USE YOUR ROCK CHARTS

11

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This rock's clast size is clay. It is a ​ ​
rock. Its name is ​
​ .

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This is breccia. It is a ​
rock.

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This rock is formed by heat and pressure. It is a ​
rock whose protolith is schist. Its name is ​

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The mineral composition of this rock is muscovite, biotite, and quartz. It has very large visible crystals. This rock is a ​
rock. Its name is ​

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This is a rock quarry of a metamorphic rock. The mineral composition of this rock fizzes in acid. The mineral is ​
and the rock is ​
.

Determine whether or not something is a mineral based on the 5 characteristics.

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