Mineral Basics

The physical properties of a mineral are the result of...

• the way it was made in the earth.

• the internal arrangement of the atoms.

• how the mineral melts.

• the magma beneath the earth.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the softest mineral?

• sulfur

• calcite

• talc

• corundum

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystal structure is called a...

• rock

• streak

• mineral

• molecule

What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

• graphite

• quartz

• galena

• pyrite

This mineral is used in pencils. It also it made out of the same element as a diamond.

• feldspar

• magnetite

• graphite

• kaolinite

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False:

Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.

• True

• False

What mineral is used in the production of drywall or wallboard?

• talc

• gypsum

• kaolinite

• mica

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following minerals is one of the hardest minerals?

• pearl

• diamond

• talc

• quartz

True or false:

Minerals can be man-made.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

True or false:

Minerals must be inorganic.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1