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Rock and Mineral Test

Authored by Amy Hollabaugh

Science

3rd Grade

NGSS covered

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Rock and Mineral Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which minerals test describes the color left on a tile when rubbed across?

Streak

Hardness

Luster

Color

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Luster describes how light reflects from a mineral. Which word might describe the luster of a mineral?

Opaque

Metallic

Green

Transparent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you shine a light through a mineral it can be described by which words?

Opaque, metallic, and non-metallic

Opaque, translucent, and transparent

Metallic and non-metallic

Transparent, shiny, and dull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are you testing if you are scratching a mineral with a fingernail, penny and nail?

Light

Luster

Color

Hardness

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which mineral is the softest according to the Moh’s Hardness scale?

Diamond

Fluorite

Talc

Gypsum

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which mineral is the hardest according to the Moh’s Hardness scale?

Diamond

Fluorite

Talc

Gypsum

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which property would NOT be a good one to compare minerals because many minerals have the same one?

Luster

Hardness

Color

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