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What was slate used for in history?
a slate during the civil war was something you wrote your homework or school work in
What is rock used for?
It Means a group of companies or a local firm or organisation having business units in different sectors; with the big sales and turnovers.
What school supplies were used in the 1800s?
they used chalkboards,slates,pen and ink and chalk
What rock is used to coat emery paper?
I think it is either slate or quartz
What is used to turn shale into slate?
Shale (a sedimentary rock) transforms naturally into slate (a metamorphic rock) after millions of years of burial deep in the crust under high temperature and pressure. It it not possible to artificially transform shale into slate.
A hard tablet used for writing with chalk?
slate
How did the children write their diary in the days of Victorian?
At school it was normal to write with a slate penicil on a piece of slate (the slate pencil could be make of clay, soft slate, soapstone or chalk). The main advantage of slate was that it the marks could be erased and the slate could be reused.
Why can you use chalk to write on the blackboard but not granite?
Chalk is softer than the slate (real or artificial) used on blackboards, so it will flake off as you write. Granite is harder than slate and will not flake, but rather cut into or mark the slate permanently.
Does chalk mean slate?
No. Chalk is a soft carbonate sedimentary rock whereas slate is a fissile rock with a pronounced cleavage formed by the metamorphism of fine grained sedimentary rocks containing clay minerals. Chalk (the soft white mineral used in marking on a slate or blackboard) is actually now commonly made from gypsum but in the past was actully composed of calcitic chalk.
A hard tablet used for writing on with chalk is called?
Slate
What type of limestone is used in classrooms?
The sedimentary rock, chalk, a form of limestone, was used in the past as a writing instrument on slate blackboards, but most 'chalk' today is actually gypsum.
What does slate look and feel like?
Rough when it is fresh but when shaped it is smooth and cold. Slate is used as chalkboards. It is smooth, cool or cold to the touch, and chalk can leave 'marks' so humans can write or draw on its surface. Slate has been used for centuries in school (students used a single small "slate" to do their "figuring" -math- and to write words or sentences.
What was school life like in 1800 -1900?
very different it was strict and you wrote on slate with chalk[mini blackboard with chalk]
What is a blackboard?
A blackboard is a smooth, dark surface typically made of slate or a similar material, used for writing or drawing with chalk. It is commonly found in classrooms and other educational settings.
Are sedimentary rocks dark?
Some are, such as slate or coal. Others are not, such as chalk or halite.
What did children write with during World War 1?
Chalk on Slate board
What is a piece of slate on which to write on with chalk named after a color?
You write on a blackboard.
