Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5-B ... - Thunderbolt Kids
Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5-B ... - Thunderbolt Kids Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5-B ... - Thunderbolt Kids
A sculpture made from limestone. 10 Glass is made from molten sand, and limestone is mixed with the sand to make the glass stronger. Farmers use limestone to improve their soil, if the soil is too acidic. Limestone is even used in some medicines and cosmetics and as a white pigment in toothpaste, paints and plastics! Sandstone Sandstone has been apopular building material since ancient times, especially in houses and cathedrals around the world. This is because it is quite soft and easy to carve. Houses in Lesotho and the Free State were built from sandstone blocks. A cathedral in England made from sandstone. Sandstone comes in many dierent colours and so it is often used decoratively, such as in decorative stones, in fireplaces, in decorative columns and pillars in buildings and cathedrals and to make statues and fountains. Since sandstone is easy to carve, but does not weather, it is often used as paving stones and to make walkways. 136 Earth and Beyond 11
Decorative columns made from sandstone in India. Shale 12 Paving blocks made from sandstone. Decorative carvings and columns made from sandstone on the front of a building. Shales is also used in buildings, especially as araw material to make bricks. Shale also splits very easily into thin sheets and is therefore used as as tiles for floors and roofs. Shale is used for floors in some houses in South Africa. 15 Shale splits easily into thin tiles which can be used in flooring and roofs. Chapter 3. Sedimentary rocks 14 13 137
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A sculpture made from limestone. 10<br />
Glass is made from molten s<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> limestone is mixed with the<br />
s<strong>and</strong> to make the glass stronger. Farmers use limestone to improve<br />
their soil, if the soil is too acidic.<br />
Limestone is even used in some medicines <strong>and</strong> cosmetics <strong>and</strong> as a<br />
white pigment in toothpaste, paints <strong>and</strong> plastics!<br />
S<strong>and</strong>stone<br />
S<strong>and</strong>stone has been apopular building material since ancient<br />
times, especially in houses <strong>and</strong> cathedrals around the world. This is<br />
because it is quite soft <strong>and</strong> easy to carve. Houses in Lesotho <strong>and</strong><br />
the Free State were built from s<strong>and</strong>stone blocks.<br />
A cathedral in Engl<strong>and</strong> made from s<strong>and</strong>stone.<br />
S<strong>and</strong>stone comes in many dierent colours <strong>and</strong> so it is often used<br />
decoratively, such as in decorative stones, in fireplaces, in<br />
decorative columns <strong>and</strong> pillars in buildings <strong>and</strong> cathedrals <strong>and</strong> to<br />
make statues <strong>and</strong> fountains. Since s<strong>and</strong>stone is easy to carve, but<br />
does not weather, it is often used as paving stones <strong>and</strong> to make<br />
walkways.<br />
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