Minerals and rocks

A crystal broken into small pieces is called:

• grain

• mineral

• crystal

• rock

Sand is a mixture of minerals worn away from rocks and _____.

• quartz

• clay

• limestone

• iron

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A mineral is a mixture of different rocks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Crystals have regular shape and are made from flat faces and straight edges.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To make cement powder, we need:

• sand and stone

• iron ore and water

• limestone and clay

• sand and other minerals

To make glass, we need:

• sand

• limestone

• granite

• quartz

Cooking pots and aeroplanes are made from:

• coal

• iron

• crude oil

• aluminium

Crude oil is heated to be separated at:

• a refinery

• a cement work

• a glass work

• an iron work

Minerals can be found in quarries.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A rock is made from only one mineral.

• TRUE

• FALSE