Mineral Identification

Mineral Identification

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Mineral Identification

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Media Image

Which mineral property is being shown here?

luster

hardness

cleavage

streak

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

graphite

quartz

galena

pyrite

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rocks are composed of _______

Rocks

Soil

Minerals

Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Minerals that glow when placed under ultraviolet light have

chatoyancy

magnetism

fluorescence

asterism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Minerals that continue to glow for a period of time after they are removed from ultraviolet light exhibit

chatoyancy

phosphorescence

magnetism

refraction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which mineral has a hardness of 7?

Feldspar

Galena

Quartz

Talc

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which mineral has metallic luster and leaves a gray streak?

Feldspar

Galena

Graphite

Talc

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