Every mineral has to be _______.

• only one color

• naturally occurring

• man-made

• expensive

Ice is sometimes considered a mineral because ......

• it's found at the North Pole

• it's cold

• we all use it so people voted it to be a mineral

• it's a solid

Why is an apple not a mineral?

• It's not solid.

• It doesn't occur in nature.

• It has a variety of colors.

• It's not inorganic....it's alive.

Minerals can be man-made.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Minerals are found underground.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Is a fossil a mineral?

• Yes

• No

Chalcopyrite (copper) is used for...

• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments
• glass
• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber

Graphite is used...

•  glass
• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

Sulfur is used...

• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• as glass
• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Quartz is used...

• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• as glass
•  in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments