The Little Mineralogist: A Journey into Mineral Classification

Questions: 5

Grade: 5

Words: 108

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Meet Mia, a young explorer passionate about minerals. Minerals are natural substances, like quartz or diamond, that are not plant or animal. They are important for making things we use every day. Scientists classify minerals into different groups based on characteristics like color, hardness, luster and streak. Mia starts her adventure by finding a shiny piece of Quartz, a common mineral. It's hard and has a glass-like luster. Mia, with her little notebook, classifies it based on these characteristics. She moves on, finding and classifying more minerals like feldspar and mica. After a long day, Mia successfully classifies all her mineral findings, and heads home, happy and content.

Question 1

What are minerals?

They are plants

They are animals

They are natural substances

Explanation. Minerals are natural substances that are not plant or animal. They are important for making things we use every day.

They are human-made substances

They are food items

Question 2

What was Mia's activity?

Finding and classifying animals

Finding and classifying plants

Finding and classifying minerals

Explanation. Mia starts her adventure by finding a shiny piece of Quartz, a common mineral. She moves on, finding and classifying more minerals like feldspar and mica.