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What is a mineral?
a) A fossil stuck in the ground
b) The sun shining in a cave
c) A non-living thing made up of 1 type of crystal
d) A living thing made up of two types of rocks

What is a rock?
a) A nonliving thing made up of 2 or more minerals
b) A living thing
c) A nonliving thing made up of 1 type of crystal
d) A Diamond

What do scientists look at to tell how hard a rock is?
a) Georges Hardness Scale
b) Mohs Hardness scale
c) Jazleen's Hardness Scale
d) Merlin's Hardness Scale

What do scientist test to see if a rock or mineral is glassy, or see through?
a) Hardness
b) Texture
c) Luster
d) Size

When a scientist feels the rock they are testing its ________?
a) Luster
b) Color
c) Size
d) Texture

Which of the Physical Attributes are used to sort rocks and minerals?
a) Color
b) Luster
c) Hardness
d) All of the above

Which is the hardest Mineral?
a) Diamond
b) Talc
c) Rock
d) Ruby

If a rock is on the softest point on the Moh's Hardness Scale, I would be able to scratch it with what?
a) Nail
b) Penny
c) Fingernail
d) All of the above

True or False, Color is the only attribute needed to sort rocks or minerals
a) True
b) False
c) I don't know
d) I really don't know

Rocks and Minerals all have ________ that help scientist sort them into groups.
a) Minerals
b) Attributes
c) Features
d) Rocks

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