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Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary: Sedimentary Rock Erosion Deposition Compaction Cementation Clastic rock Chemical Rock Organic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. Sedimentary Rocks are formed by pressure, heat, and drying out.
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
The Earths Crust is made up of solid bedrock. (Bedrock is solid rock that is connected continuously down into the Earths crust, rather than existing as separate pieces or
masses surrounded by loose materials
Sedimentary Rock are by far the most common rock type in the upper crust
Sedimentary Rock
Rocks are broken down by weathering Sediment is transported by wind, water, or glaciers to a new site, where it is deposited in layers. Over time, the sediments are buried and pressed together, or compacted. Eventually, the sediment is cemented together to form new rocks, know as sedimentary rock. This process takes millions of years
Sedimentary Rock
Physical and Chemical processes work together to convert exposed bedrock
Siliciclastic and Chemical
Sedimentary Rock
Clastic fragments of rocks and minerals that have been physically transported and deposited and then converted into rock
Chemical Direct precipitation of minerals from a solution. Only chemical sedimentary rocks are affected by chemical (vinegar/acid), all others are not affected, unless the acid is strong enough.
Organic- Remains of plants and animals that have been converted into rock
Chemical Sedimentary
Rocks consist of materials that have precipitated from the ocean water or lake water (Utah or Death Valley). RememberOnly chemical sedimentary rocks are affected by chemicals
Precipitation: the process of forming solid mineral constituents from a solution by evaporation.