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Exploring Rocks and Minerals

Exploring Rocks and Minerals

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Science

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6th - 10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-ETS1-1, MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Emma Peterson

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did humans learn to use from the Earth to create tools and shelter?

Air

Rocks and minerals

Plants

Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are minerals?

Solid pure substances found in the earth

Man-made substances

Gases found in the earth

Liquids found in the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do crystals form?

When a solid turns into a liquid

When a liquid slowly turns into a solid

When a solid turns into a gas

When a gas turns into a liquid

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the yarn in the rock candy experiment?

To stir the mixture

To measure the temperature

To provide a surface for crystals to form

To dissolve the sugar

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is cleavage in minerals?

The color of the mineral

The way a mineral breaks

The shine of the mineral

The hardness of the mineral

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mineral property is tested by scratching?

Color

Luster

Hardness

Cleavage

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the hardest mineral?

Talc

Diamond

Quartz

Topaz

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