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Understanding Minerals and Rocks

Understanding Minerals and Rocks

Assessment

Interactive Video

Chemistry

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary mineral found in the Cave of the Crystals in Mexico?

Halite

Calcite

Selenite

Quartz

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for a substance to be classified as a mineral?

Naturally occurring

Organic

Solid at room temperature

Ordered crystalline structure

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between rocks and minerals?

Rocks are single elements, minerals are compounds

Rocks are made of minerals, minerals are made of elements

Rocks are inorganic, minerals are organic

Rocks are liquid, minerals are solid

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a native element mineral?

Gypsum

Gold

Halite

Quartz

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mineral is composed of sodium chloride?

Quartz

Halite

Calcite

Gypsum

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of bond is primarily responsible for the structure of halite?

Ionic bond

Metallic bond

Covalent bond

Hydrogen bond

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

Metallic bond

Covalent bond

Ionic bond

Van der Waals bond

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