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♚Sedimentary Rocks♚

Presented by: Hana Mohamed


Content:
What are Sedimentary rocks ?

How to tell if the rock is a Sedimentary ?

What are the properties of Sedimentary


rocks ?

Types of Sedimentary rocks.


What are Sedimentary rocks ?

Sedimentary rocks are layers of


fragments of rocks or mud collected on
the sea bed. More layers build up on
the top of them, the weight of the new
layers presses the particles in the
deeper layers together. That’s called
Sedimentary rocks.
How to tell if the rock is a
Sedimentary ?
Sedimentary rocks has layers.
Sometimes, these layers contains
fossils.
Sedimentary rocks are made of
grains or particles.
What are the properties of
Sedimentary rocks ?
Sedimentary rocks are less hard than
most igneous rocks, it means that it’s
easier to scratch them.
Some Sedimentary rocks are porous,
you can find if the rock is porous by
dropping it in water.
Sedimentary are made of grains.
Types of Sedimentary rocks.
1. Shale. 9. Coal.
2. Chert.
3. Limestone.
4. Sandstone.
5. Rock Salt.
6. Conglomerate.
7. Shale.
8. Breccia.
Shale Breccia Coal Limestone

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