Sedimentary

Rocks
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER NOTES
 Sedimentary Rocks

Is when sediments of rocks,

plants, or animals are cemented
together, at or near the Earth’s
surface.
 Sedimentary Rocks

Forms through 5 processes:

weathering, erosion, deposition,
compaction, and cementation.
 Weathering
Running water or wind
breaks rocks or organic
material into sediments
(pieces of rocks, plants,
animals).
Erosion

Running water or
wind carries away
sediments.
 Deposition
Sediment drops out
of water or wind.
 Compaction
Pressing of
sediment together.
Cementation
Dissolved minerals
crystallize and glue
sediments together.
 Chemical Rock
Formed when minerals
dissolved in a solution
crystallize.
Example A – Dolomite
Example B – Limestone
(Chemical)
 Clastic Rock
Sediments squeezed
together to form a rock.
 Strata (Stripes)
Layers in sedimentary rocks
 Stratification
The process called in which
sedimentary rocks are arranged
in layers.
Conglomerate
rock composed of rounded
fragments varying from small
pebbles to large boulders in a
cement (as of hardened clay)
Breccia
a rock composed of sharp
or angular fragments
embedded in a fine-grained
matrix (as sand or clay)
 Organic Rock

Rock with remains of

plants and animals
forming layers; fossils
Example A – Coal
Example B – Limestone
(Organic)