Mineral Formation

Mineral Formation

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Mineral Formation

Mineral Formation

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-ESS2-4

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do minerals form from magma or lava?

When the magma or lava is hot the pressure from earth's surface creates crystals

The particles inside the magma or lava dissolve and create crystals

As the magma or lava cools down or hardens to a solid state it creates crystals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

ALL minerals form through what process?

Crystallization

Evaporation

Dissolving of Substances

Melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Minerals form by all the following processes EXCEPT

Magma or Lava

Hot water solution

Cool water solution

Erosion & deposition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure is known as...

Crystallization

Geodes

Formation from Magma and Lava

Formation from Solutions

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What 5 ways can minerals form?

Solidification, Precipitation from a solution, Solid-state diffusion, Biomineralization, and Precipitation directly from a gas.

None of these

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A mineral must by formed by ___________.

processes that occur in the natural world

processes that occur in the human world

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Minerals are made in nature through

freezing and thawing

evaporation and condensation

heat and pressure

erosion and deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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