GRADE 5 MINERALS

All minerals are _____.

• transparent crystals

• organic

• naturally occurring

• all of the above

How do you distinguish a rock from a mineral?

• rocks are always bigger than minerals

• minerals are usually made of small rocks that bind together

• rocks can always be identified by their shape; minerals can not

• minerals are made of elements that form crystals and rocks are made of one or more minerals

Minerals are described by their _____.

• chemical composition

• physical characteristics

• both A and B

• neither A nor B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following are the best characteristics to use to identify different minerals?

• size, color, streak, and crystal shape

• cleavage, weight, hardness, and specific gravity

• color, texture, weight, and streak

• hardness, luster, density, and streak

What does it mean for a mineral to have a definite chemical composition?

• its made of chemicals

• its made of atoms

• its has a formula

• it is a molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What do we mean when we say a mineral has a crystalline structure?

• the mineral made up of elements

• the mineral has a repeating pattern of atoms

• the mineral is only found in nature

• the mineral is inorganic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The following contains the properties of four different samples:

Sample W is hard and composed of two materials

Sample X is soft and composed of one material

Sample Y is hard and composed of one material

Sample Z is hard and composed of three materials

Which of the following is true of the objects?

• Samples X and Z are minerals, and

  samples W and Y are rocks

• Samples X and Y are minerals, and

  samples W and Z are rocks.

• Samples W and Z are minerals, and

  samples X and Y are rocks.

• Samples W and Y are minerals, and

  samples X and Z are rocks.

The process in which existing minerals

are changed into new minerals due to

the influence of extreme pressure or

temperature is called

• deposition

• evaporation

• metamorphosis

• crystallization

A ________ is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid that can have crystal structure and definite chemical composition. 

• mineral
• rock
• crystal
• fluorite

The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a _________. 

• crystal
• rock
• chemical
• inorganic process