An unidentified mineral sample can scratch gypsum but cannot scratch quartz.
Which property of the sample did the student observe?

• luster

• hardness

• density

• reactivity

Using the Mohs scale shown, select the minerals that a steel file with a hardness of 6.5 will NOT scratch.

• Talc, Gypsum, Calcite

• Quartz, Topaz, Corundum

• Fluorite, Apatite, Feldspar

• Feldspar, Quartz, Topaz

Which mineral exhibits fracture?

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Select all of the following criteria that must be met to be considered a mineral:

• Consistent chemical composition

• Made of various types of minerals

• Organic

• Inorganic

• Crystalline solid

The accompanying diagram shows a broken crystal of the mineral Pyrite.
The shape of the Pyrite crystal is a direct result of the _________

• The way atoms are arranged inside.

• temperature the crystal formed

• type of surface where the crystal formed

• Glacier erosion that changed the crystal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Select all the characteristics that help a scientist determine an unknown mineral.

• Hardness, Density, Streak, Reactivity with acid

• Temperature, Amount of organic material, Amount of inorganic material

• Hardness, Temperature, Amount of organic material

• Density, Streak, Amount of inorganic material

What tools should you use to measure density?

• a barometer and a balance

• a density probe and 500 mL beaker

• a metric ruler and metal detector

• a graduated cylinder and a balance

Which of the following are some of the major resources in Virginia?

• Diamonds, sapphires, and rubies

• Coal, limestone and titanium

• Sulfur, fluorite, and cobalt

• Gold, silver, and copper

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Tremendous heat and pressure change a fossiliferous rock formation, heat and pressure produce harder rock without fossils.
Which change in rock type has occurred in this land area?

• Igneous rock has turned into sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock has turned into metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock has turned into igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock has turned into metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How are igneous and sedimentary rocks similar?

• They are both formed by erosion.

• They are both formed from cooled lava.

• Heat and pressure can turn them into lava.

• Heat and pressure can turn them into metamorphic rock.