Topic: Sedimentary Rocks

Boulder, Cobble, Pebble, Sand, Silt, Clay

Weathering and Erosion

Burns

Boulders

Sand

Cobbles

Pebbles

Sizes of different

Sediments ESRT pg 6 Take out Thanks!

Sedimentary Rocks Form from: Weathering & Erosion Sediments are deposited in watery

environments

Special Characteristics Contain sediments (fragments of rocks)

Often layered

Contain fossils

Mixed

(Based on grain size)

http://geology.com/rocks/breccia.shtml

Deep Springs Lake, eastern California. As the lake dries, it leaves behind evaporites.

Salt mining on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.

Organically Formed

Pressure

Map Symbols

Niagara Falls

Niagara Glen, Old Falls, Canada

Burns

Burns

Final Question:

Which sedimentary rock is composed of a single element?

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0605/es0605page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization