Question

Which items are TRUE about minerals? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses

Minerals are naturally occurring substances.
Minerals are naturally occurring substances.

Minerals can only be identified by their color and hardness.
Minerals can only be identified by their color and hardness.

Observing one property is often the best way to identify minerals.
Observing one property is often the best way to identify minerals.

Rocks are the components that make up minerals.
Rocks are the components that make up minerals.

Minerals are the components that make up rocks.
Minerals are the components that make up rocks.

Minerals are made of one element or one compound of elements.

Answer 1

The three correct statements about minerals are:

1. **Minerals are naturally occurring substances.**
2. **Minerals are the components that make up rocks.**
3. **Minerals are made of one element or one compound of elements.**

The other statements regarding identification and the relationship between rocks and minerals are inaccurate. Minerals can be identified by a variety of properties, not just color and hardness, and rocks are made up of minerals, not the other way around.