Atoms, Elements, Matter, and Minerals

True or False? A Mineral can be man made.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

True or False? A Mineral does not have to have an orderly atomic structure in order to be called a mineral.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False? Some minerals are liquids.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

True or False? All minerals have a definite chemical composition and formula.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False? Minerals need to have more than one type of element in them in order to be called a mineral.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False? The number of neutrons in an atom determines the atomic number.

• True

• False

True or False? Electrons have a negative charge.

• True

• False

Atoms with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons are called:

• ions

• isotopes

• neutrinos

• neutral

The mass number of an atom is the total amount of:

• Protons + Neutrons

• Protons + Electrons

• Protons

• Neutrons + Electrongs

A chemical compound consists of:

• The same element

• Two or more elements

• Two of the same elements

• None of these

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1