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Identifying Minerals

Authored by Joanne Pellettieri

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Identifying Minerals
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What state of matter are all minerals?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which mineral property is being shown here?

luster
hardness
cleavage
streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ability of a mineral to resist scratching.

Streak
Fracture
Hardness
Cleavage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?

Streak
Hardness
Texture
Specific Gravity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to describe the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the hardest?

1
5
6
10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most obvious, but also least useful, property when identifying minerals.

Streak
Luster
Cleavage
Color

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the softest?

1
3
5
10

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