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Rocks and Pebbles
Sand and Silt
Sandpaper/Clay
100
Size, ____, color, and texture are properties we used to sort our rocks.
What is shape?
100
When rocks are rubbed together, some rocks make _____.
What is dust?
100
This is the smallest form of rock we studied.
What is clay?
100
This is what we created using clay.
What are beads?
200
Solid Earth materials.
What are rocks?
200
Some rocks are ______ than others.
What is harder?
200
Our matrix was created from these two substances.
What is water and cornstarch?
200
Explain what happens when water is added to clay.
What is it becomes softer and moldable?
300
A person who studies the Earth's materials.
What is a geologist?
300
Name one way we sorted our rocks.
What is by color?
300
We used sand and matrix to create this.
What is a sand sculpture?
300
Sandpaper is made of these three things.
What is sand, paper and glue?
400
After the rocks were rubbed together, this fell off of the rocks.
What is dust?
400
When rocks are washed, some rocks have new _____ that appear.
What are colors?
400
Name the three layers in order from top to bottom of the vial for the sand shaking.
What is water, silt and sand?
400
This happened after the clay was shaken up and set overnight.
What is separated into two layers: water on top and clay on the bottom - the clay settled on the bottom?
500
Order the following earth materials from smallest to largest: Pebbles, Boulders, Gravel, Sand, Clay, Silt, Cobble
What is clay, silt, sand, gravel, pebbles, cobble, and boulders?
500
Name three ways we sorted our rocks.
What is by size, shape, and texture?
500
Explain the difference between settle and sank.
What is settle: happens over time, to sink slowly, sank: to drop, usually immediately?
500
This is what is used to hold materials together.
What is a matrix?
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