Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader?

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5th Grade Topic 1 Question / Which of these is NOT a good way to learn about rocks? / A. dropping a rock from a high place to learn how hard the rock is / B. Looking at a rock with a hand lens / C. scratching a rock to see how hard its ingredients are / Which of these is NOT a good way to learn about rocks? / A. dropping a rock from a high place to learn how hard the rock is / B. Looking at a rock with a hand lens / C. scratching a rock to see how hard its ingredients are

5th Grade Topic 1 Answer / A. Dropping a rock from a high place to learn how hard the rock is Return

5th Grade Topic 2 Question / What would be a good use for a very hard mineral like quartz? / A. Carve your initials into it / B. Use it to write on chalkboards / C. Make baby powder / D. Make it into a piece of jewelry / What would be a good use for a very hard mineral like quartz? / A. Carve your initials into it / B. Use it to write on chalkboards / C. Make baby powder / D. Make it into a piece of jewelry

5th Grade Topic 2 Answer / D. Make it into jewelry Return

4th Grade Topic 3 Question / Which of these four sentences about the vinegar test is correct? / A. The sample will produce bubbles if it contains granite. B. The vinegar test is usually done with minerals C. The vinegar test checks for calcite. D. Leaving vinegar overnight in a dish causes white crystals. / Which of these four sentences about the vinegar test is correct? / A. The sample will produce bubbles if it contains granite. B. The vinegar test is usually done with minerals C. The vinegar test checks for calcite. D. Leaving vinegar overnight in a dish causes white crystals.

4th Grade Topic 3 Answer Return / C. The vinegar test checks for the presence of calcite.

4th Grade Topic 4 Question / What would happen if you put sand in a solution of vinegar and water? / A. The sand would bubble, if it is a mineral / B. The sand would change color / C. The sand would float / D. Nothing would happen unless the sand contained calcite. / What would happen if you put sand in a solution of vinegar and water? / A. The sand would bubble, if it is a mineral / B. The sand would change color / C. The sand would float / D. Nothing would happen unless the sand contained calcite.

4th Grade Topic 4 Answer D. Nothing would happen unless the sand contained calcite. Return

3rd Grade Topic 5 Question / Which of these is a good way to tell the hardness of a material? / A. Write on it with a pencil / B. Hit it with a hammer / C. Scrape it with a nail, penny and paperclip / D. Squeeze it with your hands. / Which of these is a good way to tell the hardness of a material? / A. Write on it with a pencil / B. Hit it with a hammer / C. Scrape it with a nail, penny and paperclip / D. Squeeze it with your hands.

3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer / C. Scrape it with a nail, penny and paperclip Return

3rd Grade Topic 6 Question / How does evaporation help you study mock rocks? / A. Evaporation changes the color of the rock. / B. Evaporation helps separate the parts of a rock / C. Evaporation gives a better idea of the weight of the rock / D. Evaporation helps you scratch a mineral with a paper clip. / How does evaporation help you study mock rocks? / A. Evaporation changes the color of the rock. / B. Evaporation helps separate the parts of a rock / C. Evaporation gives a better idea of the weight of the rock / D. Evaporation helps you scratch a mineral with a paper clip.

3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer / B. Evaporation helps separate the parts of a rock.

2nd Grade Topic 7 Question / A mixture of different minerals is called / A. a rock / B. the Earth / C. calcite / D. a solution / A mixture of different minerals is called / A. a rock / B. the Earth / C. calcite / D. a solution

2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer / A. a ROCK! Return

2nd Grade Topic 8 Question / You find a rock. What three properties are important to find out to name your rock? / A. The color / B. How shiny it is (luster) / C. The texture / D. The size / You find a rock. What three properties are important to find out to name your rock? / A. The color / B. How shiny it is (luster) / C. The texture / D. The size

2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer / A. Color / B. Luster / C. Texture / A. Color / B. Luster / C. Texture Return

1st Grade Topic 9 Question / Which property is discussed when a paper clip scratches a rock or mineral? / A. color / B. diameter / C. mass / D. hardness / Which property is discussed when a paper clip scratches a rock or mineral? / A. color / B. diameter / C. mass / D. hardness

1st Grade Topic 9 Answer / D. hardness Return

1st Grade Topic 10 Question / Which property is discussed when you weigh a rock or mineral? / A. color / B. depth / C. mass / D. circumference / Which property is discussed when you weigh a rock or mineral? / A. color / B. depth / C. mass / D. circumference

1st Grade Topic 10 Answer / C. Mass Return

Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11 GOOD LUCK!

1,000,000 Question / If you were given a sample of an earth material, what tests would you do to learn about it? What do these tests tell you?

1,000,000 Answer / Vinegar test to test if it contains calcite. / Use hand lens to look for one material or many to determine if it is a rock or mineral / Scratch test to determine its hardness / Vinegar test to test if it contains calcite. / Use hand lens to look for one material or many to determine if it is a rock or mineral / Scratch test to determine its hardness Return

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