Question

Jill is planting a garden in her yard and notices that the fertilizer she is using contains gypsum. She learns that gypsum is a rock that is mined from underground and used to make fertilizer and other products. She remembers from science class that gypsum is rated a 2 on Moh’s hardness scale. Which of these describes this rock? Choose the two statements that apply.

A. It cannot scratch any other rocks.
B. It can scratch rocks that are rated a 1.
C. It is very soft compared to other rocks.
D. It is very hard compared to other rocks.
E. It can scratch any rock rated from a 2 to a 10, but not a 1.

Answer 1

The anwser is both B and C

Answer 2

B and C

Step-by-step explanation:

It can scratch rocks rated a 1 but not above a 2, the scale goes to 10 so it is very soft compared to other rocks.