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Understanding Minerals

Understanding Minerals

Assessment

Interactive Video

Chemistry

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a defining characteristic of minerals?

They are always found in liquid form.

They have a definite chemical composition.

They are man-made.

They are organic compounds.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mineral is known as table salt?

Quartz

Feldspar

Halite

Mica

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do some minerals form naturally?

By the evaporation of saltwater

By the freezing of water

Through photosynthesis

Through the melting of ice

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique property of magnetite?

It is a liquid at room temperature.

It is the most magnetic mineral found in nature.

It is transparent.

It is the softest mineral.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is diamond much harder than graphite?

Diamond is made of different elements.

Graphite is transparent.

Graphite is a liquid.

Diamond has an interlocking molecular structure.

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