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1. Make a collection of 30 various colored sands. Correctly label with the name and locality where each was secured.
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2. What does the term "sand" mean? Name two kinds of sand.
3. Give the origin of sand and mineral content.
4. What is the difference between sand and soil?
5. What is meant by shape, surface, grain fracture, and grain size?
6. Define the following and give the use of each:
a. Glacial
- Seemingly cold and icy.
b. Calcareous
- resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky
c. Quicksand
- Wet sand that things readily sink in, often found near rivers or coasts
d. Glass sand
- Turning sand into glass.
