Rocks and Minerals in the Geosphere

Rocks and Minerals in the Geosphere

6th - 9th Grade

53 Qs

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Rocks and Minerals in the Geosphere

Rocks and Minerals in the Geosphere

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1, MS-PS1-1

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Juan Ruiz

Used 47+ times

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53 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the geosphere?

all the air and gases on the planet

all the frozen water on the Earth

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
The layers of the Geosphere are
Core, Mantle and crust
Minerales, rocks and magma
Nucleum, cortezum and rocks
Troposphere and Estratosphere

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following characteristics must a substance have for it to be considered a mineral?

It must be a solid, a liquid or a gas of geological origin.

It must be a solid,

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following characteristics must a substance have for it to be considered a mineral?

It must be formed by rocks.

It must be inorganic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lustre is....

How a mineral breaks along a flat surface.

The colour of a mineral when it is ground up.

The appearance of a mineral’s surface when it reflects light.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hardness is....

How resistant the mineral is to being scratched.

How a mineral breaks along a flat surface.

How a mineral breaks along a flat surface.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 2 types of minerals are Silicate and non silicate

true

false

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