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Mineral Quiz

Authored by Kendra Erts

Science

10th Grade

NGSS covered

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Mineral Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Using the Mohs Hardness Scale above answer the following questions as true or false.

2. _____ A steel nail would scratch quartz.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

11. Why is color not a very good indicator in identifying minerals?

Minerals only come in one color

Every mineral has its own unique color.

Many different minerals come in the same color.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

12.What is the difference between fracture and cleavage in a mineral?

Cleavage = breaks along flat, smooth planes into a set shape,

Fracture = breaks in random, jagged edges.

Cleavage = breaks in random, jagged edges.

Fracture = breaks along flat, smooth planes into a set shape,

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1. When determining the color of a mineral’s powder, what tool would you need?

A. Glass Plate

B. Unglazed porcelain tile (ceramic plate)

C. Microscope

D. Hydrochloric acid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

2. Which mineral property refers to how easily a mineral can be scratched?

A. Streak

B. Density

C. Hardness

D. Fracture

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

5.Which of the following is not true of all minerals?

A. Definite chemical composition

B. Definite crystalline shape

C. Made in laboratories

D. Solid

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the basic atomic structure that forms when oxygen and silicon unite?

tetrahedron

sphere

cube

cylinder

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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