Emily Frentzel - Puzzle 3

3. lays the particles flat along the clay sheet
4. is composed of alternate layers of silica and gibbsite
5. the particles are placed concentrically
9. is the lubricant between the particles
13. concerned with the size and shape of the clay crystal and resulting agglomerate particles
15. can be conveniently represented by a series of two-dimensional diagrams
16. explained by understanding which way compression was applied
17. must slide further past each other
19. are dependent upon its lattice structure
20. most common element in the earth's crust, in the sea, and in the atmosphere

1. the particles are being asked to rearrange their relative positions
2. by blunging, ageing, souring, and de-aring which divide the clay grains into smaller particles and improve the lubrication between particles
6. weaker than fine clay
7. position themselves with their flat faces opposing the direction of pressure
8. contains pore water and remains in the pores and does not dry out because there is water in the atmosphere
10. layer is fastened to a gibbsite layer by oxygen links
11. layer is attached to others by hydroxyl bonds to form crystals
12. will be by amount effect
14. are more plastic than the coarse ones
18. the contrast of a plastic material like clay and non-plastic one