Minerals SB 106-109

Rocks are __________ on Earth.

• only in volcanoes

• only in oceans

• nowhere

• everywhere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

__________ is a natural, solid, nonliving material made of one or more minerals.

• Rock

• Mineral

• Magma

• Lava

A __________ is a natural material that usually forms from nonliving matter.

• rock

• mineral

• magma

• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

There are ________ 5,000 kinds of minerals on Earth.

• about

• exactly

• more than

• less than

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Rocks get their __________ partly from the minerals they contain.

• properties

• size

• location

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

All minerals form from ________ processes.

• computer

• natural

• mechanical

• electrical

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

All minerals are __________ made up of tiny particles.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Each type of mineral is always made up of the __________ substances.

• opposite

• same

• different

• numbered

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

_________ is a property of a mineral that is easy to see.

• Color

• Name

• Particles

• Smell

Another way to identify a mineral is to test its ________.

• sound

• color

• hardness

• softness