Minerals

Minerals

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Science

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6th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-PS1-2, MS-ESS2-1, MS-PS1-3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following would be the best description of the mineral property called luster?

A minerals resistance to being scratched.

The color a mineral gives off.

How a mineral reflects light.

Observing the color of the powder left behind when scraping across a surface.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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In the lab, a student wants to identify two different minerals. So, she takes them and scrapes them across a plate to see the color of the powder they leave behind. What property of minerals is she testing?

Color   

Hardness

Luster

Streak

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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A measure of a mineral's resistance to scratching. This is measured by scratching it against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale.

Color     

Hardness

Luster

Streak

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which statement is the best example of the mineral property of cleavage?  

The mineral broke and had jagged edges.     

The mineral broke and had flat edges.

  Minerals never break

All are correct

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What properties are used to identify minerals?

Hardness, Luster, Color, Streak, Shape, Magnetism
Diamond, Crystal, Topaz, Quartz, Apatite, Calcite
Hardness, Luster, Color, Topaz, Talc, Fluorite

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The hardest mineral is the ______________.

Diamond
Corundum
Topaz
Calcite

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

________________ is the color of a mineral in its powdered form.

Streak
Shape
Magnetism
Luster

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