Minerals Review

Minerals Review

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which three minerals are most likely used in the construction of a house?

talc, amphibole, and fluorite

selenite gypsum, dolomite, and muscovite mica

graphite, pyrite, and halite

garnet, galena, and sulfur

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The minerals listed in the table are varieties of which mineral?

quartz

olivine

garnet

magnetite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by the minerals'

streak and hardness

color and type of luster

density and magnetism

composition and atomic arrangement

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The mineral with a rhombohedral crystal shape and cleavage in three directions not at right angles is ______.

halite

calcite

galena

fluorite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The minerals talc, muscovite mica, quartz, and olivine are similar because they

have the same hardness

are the same color

contain silicon and oxygen

break along cleavage planes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mineral is known to cleave at 56° and 124°?

Pyroxene

Amphibole

Biotite mica

Muscovite mica

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the typical hardness range for pyroxene?

2 to 3

3 to 4

5 to 6

6 to 7

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