Mineral Tests - Earth Science BSW

Felix, Nathaniel, and Leilani are on a field trip to a geological park. They stumble upon an intriguing rock formation. Can you help them identify the fundamental components of this rock formation?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Felix, Jackson, and Fiona are on a field trip to a geology museum. They come across an exhibit that says, 'Granite, a common type of rock, is composed of three main minerals. Can you identify them?' The minerals are (a)   , (b)   , and (c)   .

• quartz

• feldspar

• mica

• sandstone

• shale

• slate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Put the labels where they belong.

a

b

c

d

e

Sediment

Magma

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Phoebe, Jackson, and Luke are on a school trip to the Rocky Mountains. During their exploration, their geography teacher, Ms. Leilani, poses a question to them: What landform could have formed these mountains, if it was a result of 2 tectonic plates colliding?

• highway damage

• river bank deposition

• mountain

• flood plains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Imagine Fiona, Ludo, and Leilani are on a field trip to a geological park. They discover a peculiar object. According to their observations, this object is a mineral. Can you deduce what properties this mineral might possess?

• It is naturally occurring, inorganic, and liquid

• It is naturally occurring, organic, and solid

• It is lab manufactured, organic, and solid

• It is naturally occurring, inorganic, and solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

During their summer vacation, Gabby, Drexel, and Nathaniel went on a hiking trip. They stumbled upon a glittering stone and were intrigued by how the sunlight bounced off it. This characteristic of the stone is known as its...

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture

Imagine Ludo, Ellis, and Phoebe are geology students on a field trip. They discover a mineral. The color of this mineral when it is ground into a powder is referred to as the mineral's  What do you think it is?

• hardness

• specific gravity

• luster

• streak

Gabby, Phoebe, and Jackson are on a geological field trip and they discovered a diamond! Can you help them determine the hardness of the diamond they found on the Mohs Hardness Scale?

• 1

• 5

• 8

• 10

Zoe, Fiona, and Phoebe are planning a DIY project to make homemade baby powder. They need to know the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale, which is also the main ingredient in baby powder. Can you help them identify it?

• feldspar

• talc

• gypsum

• kaolinite

Zoe, Luke, and Ludo are on a hiking trip. They stumble upon a unique rock formation. They want to determine how resistant the rock is to being scratched. What is this property called?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• heft