Mineral Properties

Mineral Properties

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-PS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tim Gault

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Mohs scale used to measure?

Hardness of minerals

Color of minerals

Density of minerals

Magnetism of minerals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which property describes how a mineral reflects light?

Luster

Streak

Cleavage

Hardness

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the color of a mineral in powdered form called?

Streak

Luster

Color

Cleavage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which property involves a mineral breaking along flat planes?

Cleavage

Fracture

Hardness

Density

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does specific gravity compare?

Mineral's density to the density of water

Mineral's hardness to diamond

Mineral's color to its streak

Mineral's luster to its color

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which property is tested by using a magnet?

Magnetism

Fluorescence

Hardness

Cleavage

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What property involves a mineral glowing under ultraviolet light?

Fluorescence

Magnetism

Luster

Color

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