Sedimentary Rock

The process where sediment is deposited after being moved by erosion

• deposition
• condensation
• sublimation
• evaporation

Rock made from fragments of weathered rocks

• clastic sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• volcanic rock

Rock composed of broken shell and bone fragments

• bioclastic sedimentary rock

• Limestone
• Marble
• Granite

Rock formed from the remains of living organisms

• organic sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

Rock formed by the precipitation of minerals

• chemical sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

Rock formed by the precipitation of minerals

• carbonate rock

• volcanic rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

How are sedimentary rocks formed

• By the process of evaporation of water
• Through the process of deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediments.
• Through volcanic eruptions and cooling of lava
• Through the transformation of igneous rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the types of sedimentary structures that can form

• Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides
• Glacial deposits, wind erosion, and volcanic ash
• Fossils, minerals, and rock formations
• bedding, ripple marks, mud cracks, and graded, trace fossils

What are trace fossils

• Trails, burrows, tracks

• Fossils of inanimate objects
• Fossils of plants
• Fossils of extinct animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the categories for sedimentary

• solid, liquid, gas
• igneous, metamorphic, volcanic
• freshwater, saltwater, brackish
• clastic, bioclastic, chemical, and organic