SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

1
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
2
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• 1. Sedimentary Rocks Formed from particles
  deposited by water and wind

3
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Sediment Small, solid pieces of material that
  comes from rocks or living things

4
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
• Weathering and Erosion Running water or wind
  loosens and carries away the fragments of a rock
  (destructive force)

5
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
6
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
• Deposition Sediment settles out of the water
  or wind carrying it

7
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• 3. Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
• Compaction Presses sediments together, adding
  new layers

8
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• 3. Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
• Cementation Dissolved minerals crystallize and
  glue particles of sediment together

9
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
10
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Three groups of Sedimentary Rock
• A. Clastic Sedimentary rock that forms when
  rock fragments are squeezed together

CONGLOMERATE
BRECCIA
SANDSTONE
11
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Three groups of Sedimentary Rock
• B. Organic Sedimentary rock that forms when
  the remains of plants and animals are deposited
  in thick layers

COAL
LIMESTONE
12
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Three groups of Sedimentary Rock
• C. Chemical Sedimentary rock that forms when
  minerals that are dissolved in a solution
  crystallize

GYPSUM
ROCK SALT
LIMESTONE
13
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• 5. Uses of Sedimentary Rock Building materials

14
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS