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Mineral Basics

Authored by Kathleen Kling

Science

5th - 7th Grade

NGSS covered

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Mineral Basics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is the softest mineral?

sulfur

calcite

talc

corundum

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

rock

streak

mineral

molecule

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

graphite

quartz

galena

pyrite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

True or False:

Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

talc

gypsum

kaolinite

mica

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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