What is a Mineral? - Mini Assessment Review

What is a mineral?

• A man - made , solid substance

• A man-made substance

• A naturally occuring, solid substance

• A naturally occuring, gas substance

Which of the following is true about a mineral?

• can be solid, liquid, or gas

• man - made

• inorganic

• made of two or more chemical substances

A mineral:

• is made by living things

• is naturally occuring

• can be solid, liquid, or gas

• is made of two or more different chemical substances

Check all things that are true about minerals:

• solid

• can be solid, liquid, or gas

• inorganic

• organic

• made of two or more different chemical substances

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Check all things that are true about minerals:

• crystalline structure

• man-made

• made of living things

• specific chemical make-up

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What does it mean when we say s mineral has a crystalline structure?

• A mineral is made of ice crystals

• A mineral is shiny or lustrous, like a crystal

• The atoms in a mineral are arranged in a systematic and repeating way

• The atoms in a mineral are arranged randomly

If you find a substance in your yard and it looks solid, it's a mineral.

• True

• False