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Grade 6 Minerals
Minerals are organic solids.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Minerals
Crystals are solid materials with
  1. several different grain sizes.
  2. distinct layers or bands.
  3. atoms in an orderly, repeating pattern.
  4. glass-like, shiny surfaces.
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following must be true for a substance to be considered a mineral?
  1. It must be organic.
  2. It must be glassy.
  3. It must be a gem.
  4. It must be naturally occurring.
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following is not a property of minerals?
  1. color
  2. size
  3. hardness
Grade 6 Minerals
Halite is a mineral formed by what?
  1. crystallization of hot water solutions on the ocean floor
  2. cooling of magma
  3. evaporation
  4. cooling of lava
Grade 6 Minerals
A gemstone is made in a laboratory. Which reason best explains why it is not considered a mineral?
  1. It is organic.
  2. It is not a crystal.
  3. It did not form by natural processes.
  4. It does not have a set chemical composition.
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following cannot become a fossil?
  1. plants
  2. animals
  3. soft body parts
  4. rocks
Grade 6 Minerals
The way that light reflects from the surface of the mineral.
  1. shine
  2. luster
  3. reflection
  4. color
Grade 6 Minerals
What is the meaning of crystalline?
  1. vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid
  2. very orderly particles, arranged in repeating pattern
  3. particles in no particular order or arrangement
  4. the term used to describe a physical or chemical change in which energy is given off
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following is not a mineral?
  1. table salt
  2. sandstone
  3. gold
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