Interpreting Science Graphs and Charts

This is a graph that compares the hardness of minerals. According to the the graph, which mineral is the hardest?

• Chalk

• Quartz

• Copper

• Diamond

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

Which of the lists below shows the minerals in order from softest to hardest?

• Diamond, Quartz. Chalk, Copper

• Chalk, Copper, Quartz, Diamond

• Chalk, Quartz, Copper, Diamond

• Chalk, Diamond, Copper, Quartz

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

Which mineral(s) are rated above five on the hardness scale?

• Quartz and Copper

• Copper and Diamond

• Chalk, Copper and Quartz

• Quartz and Diamond

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

A new mineral is tested and received a rating of 8. Is this new mineral harder or softer than quartz? How do you know?

• It is harder than quartz, because quartz was rated at about 7.

• It is harder than quartz, because quartz is the softest mineral that was tested.

• It is softer than quartz, because quartz is rated at a 9 and the new mineral is only rated 8

• It is softer than quartz, because it's almost like chalk.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

A person needs to drill through something extremely hard. Which mineral would make the best drill bit? Why?

*a drill bit is the end piece of a drill

• A quartz drill bit would work best because it very hard and will cut through most rock.

• A diamond drill bit would work best because it is the hardest mineral available.

• A quartz drill bit would work best because it is harder than diamond.

• A copper drill bit would work best because copper is a metal.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

This chart show four different block made of different materials in a container of water. Which block appears to be the heaviest? How do you know?

• Wood is the heaviest, because it is on the edge of the container of water.

• Glass is the heaviest, because it is in the middle of the container of water.

• Glass is the heaviest, because it the the hardest of all the materials.

• Iron is the hardest because the block is very near the bottom of the container.

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Which block appears to the the lightest? How do you know?

• The wood is the lightest because it floating in the water very near the top of the of the water.

• Cork is the lightest, because it is floating on the surface of the water near the top of the container.

• Cork is the lightest, because it is made from plastic and it floats.

• Wood is the lightest, because its just a very small block of wood so it floats the best.

What material would be best to use if you needed to keep something floating on the surface of the water?

• Iron

• Wood

• Glass

• Cork

Which material(s) are more buoyant than glass?

• Cork and wood

• Wood

• Cork

• None of them are more buoyant.

If a new block made of steel is added to the water, what would you expect the steel block to do? How do you know?

• The block of steel would float on top of the water because is very dense and heavy.

• The block of steel would be pulled down to the iron because it is a magnet.

• The block of steel would sink to the bottom of the container because it is very dense, and heavy.

• The block of steel is lighter than iron so it would float.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3