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Minerals Vocabulary

Authored by Ingrid Roberts

Science

6th Grade

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Minerals Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a mineral?

a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes. An element consists of atoms of only one type.

a solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern.

the chemical makeup of an object; what its made of.

a substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an element?

the second most common group of rock-forming minerals; contain carbon and oxygen

a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes. An element consists of atoms of only one type.

a substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure

the most common group of minerals; contain oxygen and silicon; rock-forming minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Crystal?

a solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern.

the second most common group of rock-forming minerals; contain carbon and oxygen

the chemical makeup of an object; what its made of.

the most common group of minerals; contain oxygen and silicon; rock-forming minerals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Composition?

a naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals

the color of a mineral powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a surface; a method for classifying minerals.

the chemical makeup of an object; what its made of.

none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are Silicates?

the second most common group of rock-forming minerals; contain carbon and oxygen

a substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure

the most common group of minerals; contain oxygen and silicon; rock-forming minerals

a solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what are Carbonates?

a substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure

the second most common group of rock-forming minerals; contain carbon and oxygen

the most common group of minerals; contain oxygen and silicon; rock-forming minerals

a solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The color of a mineral powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a surface; a method for classifying minerals.

Luster

cleavage

fracture

streak

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