Minerals

What is ore?

• A rock that has been melted from lava

• A diamond like substance that can never be cut

• A mineral that contains a useful substance inside.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How do we know if something is a mineral?

• When it is organic

• When it is a liquid

• When it is naturally occurring

What is a mineral?

True or False?

All minerals have a unique chemical makeup

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False?

Minerals are always naturally occuring or found in nature?

• True

• False

Which applies to a mineral?

• Liquid state of matter

• Solid state of matter

• Gas state of matter

• Inorganic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

How can you identify if something is a mineral?

• Just by seeing if it has crystals

• Use the list of 5 things from the notes.

• Just by the taste

True or False?

A mineral is always shiny?

• True

• False

Why is a snowflake considered a mineral?

• It is inorganic, solid, crystal structure, natural, and has a chemical composition

• It is organic, solid, no crystal structure, and a chemical composition

True or False?

When telling if something is a mineral you must always go through the list of 5 things listed in the notes.

• True - if it does not have all 5 it is not a mineral

• False