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What soil has the biggest particles?
Sand
What soil do people use to make cement?
Sand
Give one example of a plant that grows in SANDY soil.
Cactus, peanut plant, coconut plant
What type of rock is formed from magma?
granite
What type of rocks form from MUD that has settled and harden?
Shale
What do people used shale for?
To make bricks.
What type of rock is the Pyramid of Giza made from?
Limestone
What type of rock is the Taj Mahal made from?
Marble
What happens to limestone when it is heated and squeezed?
It turns to MARBLE.
What happens to shale when it is heated and squeezed?
It turns into Slate.
What do people use SLATE for?
To make roof tiles.
Give two things that people make out of marble.
Floor tiles, sculptures, tables, and statues.
How is shale form?
Shale is formed when mud settles to the floor under deep water.
What do people use GRANITE for?
It is used as table countertops.
Where can you find rocks?
You can find pieces of rocks everywhere.
What gives the rocks it's colors, patterns and textures.
Minerals
