6.6c

a pure substance made of only one kind of atom

• element

• ductility

• malleability

• hardness

a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

• element

• malleability

• hardness

• ductility

the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets without shattering

• hardness

• malleability

• conductivity

• metals

a material's ability to allow heat or electricity to flow.

• metalloids

• conductivity

• metals

• nonmetals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat.

• metals

• metalloids

• conductivity

• nonmetals

elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• nonmetals

• streak plate

elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity; not metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• streak plate

• metals

piece of porcelain used to test a mineral's streak

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• streak plate

• mineral

Using the Mohs Hardness Scale, determine which mineral can scratch othoclase feldspar.

• Calcite

• Fluorite

• Talc

• Quartz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Igneous rock forms in regions where -

• rock is heated to melting point then cooled to a solid.

• metallic minerals are put under extreme pressure.

• a river deposits sand and mud over a long time.

• evidence of organisms is becoming fossilized.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1