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Rocks and Soil

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  • What type of rock is formed from magma?
    granite
  • What do people use GRANITE for?
    It is used as table countertops.
  • What do people used shale for?
    To make bricks.
  • What do people use SLATE for?
    To make roof tiles.
  • What happens to shale when it is heated and squeezed?
    It turns into Slate.
  • What type of rock is this sculpture made from?
    It is made from MARBLE.
  • What type of soil has the smallest particles?
    CLAY
  • What soil has the biggest particles?
    Sand
  • What type of rocks is commonly used to make countertops?
    GRANITE
  • How is limestone formed?
    Limestone is formed from layers of rocks and shells of dead animals.
  • Where can you find rocks?
    You can find pieces of rocks everywhere.
  • What type of soil is used to make these objects?
    SAND
  • Where does soil come from?
    Soil comes from rocks.
  • How is shale form?
    Shale is formed when mud settles to the floor under deep water.
  • Give one example of a plant that grows in SANDY soil.
    Cactus, peanut plant, coconut plant
  • What type of rock is the Taj Mahal made from?
    Marble
  • What type of rock is the Pyramid of Giza made from?
    Limestone
  • What type of soil is a mixture of humus, sand, silt and clay?
    LOAM or LOAMY soil
  • What type of rocks form from MUD that has settled and harden?
    Shale
  • What type of soil is used to make this type of pot?
    CLAY
  • What soil do people use to make cement?
    Sand
  • How does rocks break down and turn into soil?
    Water, wind, strong heat, and ice can break down rocks into smaller pieces.
  • Give two things that people make out of marble.
    Floor tiles, sculptures, tables, and statues.
  • What happens to limestone when it is heated and squeezed?
    It turns to MARBLE.
  • What gives the rocks it's colors, patterns and textures.
    Minerals