Talc is the softest stone there is. It can be ground up and turned into talcum powder. The chemical composition of talc is hydrated magnesium silicate. Talc is typically found as a translucent grey-green stone.
Something is tall if the top of it is much higher up than the top of similar things. The person wearing the scarf on the left of the picture is taller than the other person in the picture. Giraffes and basketball players are tall.
The opposite of tall is short.
Scientific name: tamarindus indica
Tis forTambourine
A tambourine is a percussion instrument. It is usually round or a half-circle, with pairs of small metal jingles called zils around the edge. It usually has a drum surface too.
You can play the tambourine by just shaking it to make it jingle, by hitting it against your leg, by tapping it with your hand or many other ways.
An animal is tame if it is not afraid of people, and is friendly to them. Tame animals generally won't try to hurt people or run away.
The opposite of tame is wild, and a similar word to tame is domesticated.
Scientific name: citrus tangerina
Tangerines are a very sweet citrus fruit closely related to the mandarin. They are easy to peel and break into segments.
