Minerals pt.2

Multiple Choice

Why are minerals considered essential for understanding Earth's processes and locating valuable resources?

• Because they are living organisms

• Because they are the building blocks of rocks and provide materials for everyday use

• Because they are only used for jewelry

• Because they are found only on the surface of the Earth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a physical property used to identify minerals?

• Color

• Streak

• Luster

• Boiling Point

Multiple Choice

What property is not reliable to identify minerals?

• Color

• Streak

• Luster

• Fracture

Multiple Choice

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster

• cleavage

• hardness

• streak

Drag and Drop

Glassy, shiny, opaque, dull. These are words that can be used to describe a mineral's ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

luster.

hardness.

streak.

Multiple Choice

Gold, silver and copper are examples of minerals that have ______________________ luster.

• metallic

• nonmetallic

Multiple Choice

Which mineral is the hardest according to the Mohs Hardness Scale?

• Talc

• Quartz

• Diamond

• Gypsum

Multiple Select

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the hardest?

• 1

• 10

• 5

• 7

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways minerals can break?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Dissolving

• Melting

Labelling

Click on each vocabulary word, then click in the correct box on the graphic organizer.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

cleavage

hardness

luster

streak

Open Ended

How confident do you feel checking the properties of minerals?

Open Ended

Summarize what you learned about minerals in this lesson. Why are minerals important to study?