What are minerals? Grade 5

What is a mineral?

• A nonliving solid that has a crystal form

• A piece of rock

• A shiny piece of rock that is very hard

• A very hard piece of rock that is expensive

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Plastic and bricks are what kind of object?

• A mineral

• Manmade materials

• A material found in nature

• An alien material

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Minerals can form in nature where?

• Under the ground

• In the air

• In caves

• In your bed

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Mineral crystals can form into different shapes. But what shapes?

• Square pyramid

• Square prism

• Hexagonal prism

• Banana prism

The particles in a crystal combine to form....

• a shape that is repeated again and again

• a shape like a rock

• always a square shape

• a structure that does not repeat

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Each mineral always contains the same....

• Elements, such as carbon and calcium

• Number of atoms

• Number of shapes

• Rocks

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Diamonds are always made of...

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Calcium

• Calcite

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How many different kinds of minerals are there?

• Over 4700

• 450

• 45,000

• 150,000

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What is a way to identify minerals?

• Through their hardness

• From their luster

• Their sounds

• Their personality

What is luster?

• How a mineral reflects light

• How a mineral sounds

• How a mineral feels in your hand

• How soft a mineral is