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Grade 5 Minerals
A                  is naturally formed solid material with a crystal structure. Each has a unique set of physical properties including color, hardness, and the way it breaks.
  1. Mineral
  2. Sedimentary rock
  3. Magma
  4. Not here
Grade 5 Minerals
Which of the following shows ways of classifying minerals?
  1. luster, color, hardness, streak
  2. color, size, value, cost
  3. size, color, cost, hardness
  4. luster, size, shape, cost
Grade 5 Minerals
About how many different minerals make up most of the rocks on the Earth's surface?
  1. 20
  2. 50
  3. 100
  4. 1,000+
Grade 5 Minerals
What are the building blocks of rocks?
  1. luster
  2. grains
  3. minerals
  4. sedimentary
Grade 5 Minerals
Naturally occurring, crystalline substances that are neither plants or animals are called                .
  1. minerals
  2. igneous
  3. flowers
Grade 5 Minerals
What is a naturally formed solid material with a crystal structure, each has a unique set of physical properties, including color, hardness, and the way the mineral breaks?
  1. Metamorphic Rock
  2. Composition
  3. Mineral
  4. Non-foliated Rock
Grade 5 Minerals
          Diamond           is the hardest mineral on Mohs scale.
Grade 5 Minerals
Pyrite is the same as gold.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Minerals
Which is usually better for identifying a mineral?
  1. Color is better than streak.
  2. Streak is better than color.
  3. Streak is as good as color.
  4. Streak and color are not properties of minerals.
Grade 5 Minerals
Talc is the softest mineral. Talc is classified as                 on the hardness scale.
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Grade 5 Minerals
What mineral is used to make pencils?
  1. flint
  2. mica
  3. gypsum
  4. graphite
Grade 5 Minerals
The hardest mineral on the hardness scale is a           diamond          , which is also the gem used in many rings.
Grade 5 Minerals
In almost everything we do, we use minerals.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Minerals
Magnetite contains molecules that always point towards the magnetic         north        .
Grade 5 Minerals
Name the 5 properties to identify the mineral and how you test that property.

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Grade 5 Minerals
                                      hardness, streak, luster, and color                                      are the characteristics used to determine the classification of a mineral.
Grade 5 Minerals
Minerals from which metals can be removed are called        ores       .
Grade 5 Minerals
List 3 uses for Quartz:

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