NDISC 2026

Some minerals have been made in a lab.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

There are a lot of types of minerals. How many minerals are common?

• 5

• 30

• 67

• 4,000

Hematite will have the same chemical formula no matter where in the world it is.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If a mineral melts into a liquid, it is still considered to be a mineral.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Choose the BEST answer. Minerals are naturally occurring which means that...

• They can form from a dinosaur.

• They are made in a lab.

• They are NOT made in a lab.

• They are inorganic.

What does the D stand for in "NDISC" ?

• dinosaur

• different

• definite chemical composition

• definitely from a lab

Minerals have a crystal structure which means that...

• they have a crystal

• minerals are all hard

• the atoms do not from any kind of pattern

• the atoms are organized in an orderly pattern

Quartz is made up of silicon & oxygen. Which characteristic does this statement refer to?

• Quartz occurs naturally

• It is inorganic

• It has a definite chemical composition

• it has a crystal structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Crystal structure: the atoms inside a mineral have an orderly, repeating ______ pattern.

Definite chemical composition: Every mineral has its own _______.

• chemical formula

• mass

• crystal

• origin