Question

name stephanie escalante
rocks and minerals matching
1.______ mineral
a. a rock that we find quartz in.
b. the color that is left behind on a streak plate.
2.______ basalt
c. a rock that we find calcite in.

1. ______limestone

d. whether a mineral can scratch glass or not.

1. ______marble

e. a rock we find calcite in.
5.______granite
f. a rock we find olivine in.
6.______ shale
g. a combination of minerals.
7.______ streak
h. a substance formed in the earth, one material.
8.______ hardness
i. a rock containing calcite, created from limestone.

1. ______rock

Explanation:

1. A mineral is a naturally occurring single substance from Earth.
2. Basalt is an igneous rock with olivine.
3. Limestone is a sedimentary rock made of calcite.
4. Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone, containing calcite.
5. Granite is an igneous rock that contains quartz.
6. Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock; the only remaining option matches it.
7. Streak is the color left on a streak plate.
8. Hardness refers to a mineral's ability to scratch materials like glass.
9. A rock is a combination of minerals.

Answer:

1. H. A SUBSTANCE FORMED IN THE EARTH, ONE MATERIAL.
2. F. A ROCK WE FIND OLIVINE IN.
3. C. A ROCK THAT WE FIND CALCITE IN.
4. I. A ROCK CONTAINING CALCITE, CREATED FROM LIMESTONE.
5. A. A ROCK THAT WE FIND QUARTZ IN.
6. E. A ROCK WE FIND CALCITE IN.
7. B. THE COLOR THAT IS LEFT BEHIND ON A STREAK PLATE.
8. D. WHETHER A MINERAL CAN SCRATCH GLASS OR NOT.
9. G. A COMBINATION OF MINERALS.