Minerals 2025
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is best supported by the Mohs Hardness Scale?
An iron nail has fluoride in it.
A streak plate is made of quartz.
Topaz is harder than a steel nail.
Apatite is softer than a copper penny.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements are TRUE?
I. Rock is a mixture of one or more minerals
II. A mineral is a mixture of many rocks
III. Minerals are solid
IV. Rocks and minerals are naturally formed
I and II
I, III and IV
Only IV
All of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using Moh's Hardness Scale, identify the mineral that can scratch calcite but not apatite. Name the mineral.
Fluorite
Quartz
Gypsum
Diamond
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The faster magma cools, the smaller the crystals that form in the rock (less texture). Which rock formed from magma that cooled very rapidly?
syenite
granite
obsidian
pegmatite
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are rocks different from minerals?
A. Rocks are pure substances, minerals are mixtures.
B. Rocks have no properties similar to minerals.
C. Rocks are made of at least two minerals, minerals are not made of rocks.
D. Minerals are made of at least two rocks, rocks are not made of minerals.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cement, brick, steel, and glass are not classified as minerals because:
they are organic
they are not naturally occurring
they are too hard
they have many uses.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What best describes a mineral?
Substance made in a factory that is solid and liquid.
A substance made of gas and organic materials.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and chemical composition.
A solid made from cake ingredients.
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