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Minerals

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8th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two elements make up the greatest percentages by mass in Earth’s crust?

oxygen and potassium
oxygen and silicon
aluminum and potassium
aluminum and silicon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?

garnet

halite

sulfur

graphite

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The diagrams below represent the crystal shape and type of cleavage of two different minerals. The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by the minerals’

color and type of luster

streak and hardness

composition and atomic arrangement

density and magnetism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two minerals are commercial sources of iron?

galena and graphite

muscovite mica and biotite mica

garnet and fluorite

hematite and magnatite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?

luster and fracture

cleavage and color

hardness and streak

greasy feel and composition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which mineral is produced when two atoms of iron chemically combine with three atoms of oxygen?

garnet

pyrite

magnetite

hematite

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The mineral anorthite is typically white to gray in color, has a hardness of 6.0, cleaves in two directions, and is used in making glass and ceramics. Which mineral has properties most similar to anorthite?

quartz

calcite

pyroxene

plagioclase feldspar

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