Minerals and Rocks

What tool do you use to test a mineral's true color?

• water

• clay tiles

• nail

• penlight

What tool helps you determine if a mineral is opaque, transparent, or translucent?

• water

• clay tiles

• nail

• penlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What tool helps us determine the true color or smell of a mineral?

• water

• clay tiles

• nail

• penlight

The way a mineral reflects light.

• fossil

• gem

• cleavage

• luster

What makes a test of minerals a "fair test?"

• You test each mineral differently

• You test the mineral with a magnet

• You test each mineral the same exact way

• You test the mineral with a nail

What color is the mineral sample sulfur?

• Green

• White

• Yellow

• Brown

Using a penlight to observe if light passes through a mineral is what kind of test?

• Light

• Luster

• Magnetism

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If a mineral breaks into a defined shape, such as a cube, it has...

• Cleavage

• Fracture

A precious stone that has been cut or polished.

• fossil

• cleavage

• gem

• luster

Rocks that form in layers when sediments are pressed together, often containing fossils, are

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1