Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and Minerals

8th Grade

14 Qs

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Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and Minerals

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-LS2-3

Standards-aligned

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people

Inorganic
Organic
Naturally Occurring
Not Living

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The five characteristics that all minerals share are:

Definite Chemical Composition, Color, Density, Igneous, and Solid
Definite Chemical Composition,  Crystal Structure, Inorganic, Naturally Occurring, and Solid
Cleavage, Faces, Hardness, Metamorphic, and Streak
Cleavage, Crystal Structure, Density, Igneous, and Solid

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This has a definite volume and shape, its particles are tightly packed together and cannot move easily.

Chemical Composition
Crystal Structure
Density
Streak

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

Cleavage
Density
Hardness
Luster

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.

Chemical Composition
Color
Hardness
Streak

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.

Cleavage
Color
Luster
Streak

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is how a mineral reflects light.

Cleavage
Density
Hardness
Luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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