Minerals

True or False: Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.

• True

• False

Match the following properties of minerals

• Color

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• Luster

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• Streak

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• Fracture

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• Hardness

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fluorite is a 4 and can scratch Calcite that is a 3. What can scratch Topaz which is an 8?

• Talc

• Quartz

• Diamond

• Gypsum

Fluorite is a 4 and can scratch Calcite that is a 3. What can scratch Apatite which is an 5?

• Talc

• Quartz

• Flourite

• Gypsum

Match the following chemical symbol to the element...

• Nitrogen

• Al

• Carbon

• N

• Oxygen

• O

• Silicon

• C

• Aluminum

• Si

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What substance is minerals made from?

• sediment compacting

• heating of metaphoric rock

• cool and crystalizing of magma

• heat and pressure of Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What property is not reliable to identify minerals?

• Color

• Streak

• Luster

• Fracture

Which mineral is a native ELEMENT

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Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What 2 elements make carbonates?

• Silicon (Si)

• Carbon (C)

• Oxygen (O)

• Aluminum (Al)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What 2 elements make silicates?

• Silicon (Si)

• Carbon (C)

• Oxygen (O)

• Aluminum (Al)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1