WebQuest: minerals

Question #1

what is a mineral?

a) inorganic solid

b) naturally occuring

c) a defite structure

d) a composition

e) all of the above

Question #2

what are some minerals?

a) Salt, diamonds, and graphite,magma

b) granite,feldspar, and quartz

c) gabbro, diorite, and rhyolite

d) both a and b

e) not any of the above

Question #3

minerals....

a) can be liquids

b) have no crystal structure

c) are organic

d) are inorganic

e) or a carpet

Question #4

the largest group of minerals is the

a) oxides

b) halides

c) silicates

d) sulfides

e) moxy

Question #5

what is hardness

a) the way it feels

b) a meaure of how easily it can be scratched

c) how light is reflected from the surface

d) the color of the mineral

e) how soft it is

Question #6

what is titanium used in

a) a body

b) computer, cars and clocks

c) prodution of aircraft, automobile parts, tennis rackets and wheelchairs

d) stuff

e) baseball, soccer, golf ball, hockey, and soft ball

Question #7

The volume of water in a graduated cylinder is 107.5 mL. A speciman of quartz, tied to a piece of string, is immersed into water. the new water level reads 186 mL. what is the volume of the piece of quartz?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

WebQuest

minerals