Ch. 9 Earth Science Test

At one time Aluminum was more valuable than gold.

• True

• False

Liquid water is considered a mineral.

• True

• False

All minerals are composed of two or more elements.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Some minerals are too hard to leave a streak on a streak plate.

• True

• False

Diamond, with a hardness reading of 10, is twice as hard as apatite, with a hardness of 5.

• True

• False

Determining the density of a mineral sample requires finding its mass and volume.

• True

• False

A mineral is a good resource only if it is useful.

• True

• False

Diamond is composed of carbon.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Any mineral that contains the element oxygen is an oxide mineral.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fool's gold (also called pyrite), a mineral of iron and sulfur, is classified as a sulfide.

• True

• False