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Mineral Esrt Lesson

Authored by Charles Martinez

Science

8th - 9th Grade

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Mineral Esrt Lesson
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?

limestone

dolostone

rock gypsum

rock salt

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth's crust?

nitrogen

oxygen

potassium

silicon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which mineral can be found in all samples of rhyolite and andesite?

pyroxene

quartz

biotite

potassium feldspar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The three statements below are observations of the same rock sample:

• The rock has intergrown crystals from 2 to 3 millimeters in diameter.

• The minerals in the rock are gray feldspar, green olivine, green pyroxene, and black amphibole.

• There are no visible gas pockets in the rock.

This rock sample is most likely

sandstone

gabbro

granite

phyllite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two properties are most useful in distinguishing between galena and halite?

cleavage and color

luster and color

hardness and streak

streak and cleavage

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the approximate density of a mineral with a mass of 262.2 grams that displaces 46 cubic centimeters of water?

1.8 g/cm3

5.7 g/cm3

6.1 g/cm3

12.2 g/cm3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following elements is not found in Plagioclase Feldspar?

Na

Al

Si

Pb

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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