SCIENCE: WHAT ARE MINERALS?

Any nonliving solid that has a crystal form is called a ___.

• rock

• boulder

• mineral

• crystal

Minerals form ___.

• in laboratories

• in nature

• in mountains only

• only in the ocean

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About how many different minerals are found on Earth?

• 2 million

• 4,800,723

• 5,000

• over 4,700

Why are kickballs and Legos not considered to be minerals?

• They are made of natural materials.

• They are not found in laboratories.

• They are only used for playing.

• They are not natural. People make them.

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Mineral crystals come in different shapes.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

What is it about a crystal that actually MAKES it a crystal?

• The color

• The shape

• The repeated structure

• The feel and weight of the rock

___ are made up of the same set of elements.

• Rocks

• Crystals

• Square pyramids

• Minerals

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___ are always made of carbon.

• Diamonds

• Dimunds

• Rubies

• Hexagonal prisms

Select 3 properties used to identify minerals.

• luster

• prism shape

• hardness

• price

• the way they break

The way that minerals reflect light is known as ___.

• calcium

• rubies

• Mohs scale

• luster