Rocks and Minerals Quiz

Rocks and Minerals

Quiz

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Other Sciences

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6th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.4.10, L.3.4D, L.K.5A

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Luster?

The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a Mineral?

A nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's outermost layer.

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Streak?

The tendency on a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an igneous rock?

Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.

A solid material made up of one or more minerals.

Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Another way to test hardness is...

Mineral scale

Moh's scale

Streak scale

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is metamorphic rock?

Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.

A solid material made up of one or more minerals.

Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a rock?

Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.

A solid material made up of one or more minerals.

Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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