6th CBA-5

A mineral is...

• A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.

• A rock

• A rock mixed with other components

• .

  a large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder.

Streak is...

• the color of a gemstone

• the color of a rock

• The color of a mineral

• the color of a mineral's powder

Luster is...

• Light

• The way a mineral reflects light

• The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

• Color of a minerals powder

Hardness is...

• A measure on how easily it cracks

• A measure on how easily itforms

• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

• The difficulty of this quiz

Fracture is...

• How easily a mineral can be scratched.

• The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure

• The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way

• A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces.

The process where rocks are physically or chemically broken down is called _________.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Liquifaction

• Sublimation

Magma hardens beneath Earth's surface creating ________.

• Organic Sedimentary Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fossils are found in which rock type(s)?

• Sedimentary Only
• Metamorphic Only
• Igneous Only
• All Rock Types

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Minerals must have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

• Naturally Occuring
• Fixed Crystal Structure
• Organic
• Solid

Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

• Mica
• Gold
• Quartz
• Coal