Identifying Rocks and Minerals Test

What is the hardest mineral?

• talc

• diamond

• emerald

• quartz

How do you measure hardness of mineral?

• Mohs Scale

• Ruler

• Scale

• Your Hands

True or False : Minerals come from living things?

• True

• False

What is the softest mineral?

• diamond

• quartz

• talc

• gold

True or False: Pirite is also known as "fools gold"

• True

• False

Scientists who study rocks are called ...

• mineralogists

• teachers

• scientists

• geologists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is NOT a way that rocks are classified?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• hardness

• metamorphic

True or False: I can use color as the only trait to identify minerals.

• True

• False

Shiny, Pearly, Dull are all examples of what property?

• Hardness

• Luster

A mineral is a ________ substance