Subject III. Sedimentary Rocks

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SubjectIII. Sedimentary Rocks

• Mrs. Watkins Earth Science 6th Grade

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Sandstone
Shale
Coal
Conglomerate
Limestone
Breccia
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Main Idea Details

• Sediment small, solid pieces of material that
  come from rocks or living things
• It is carried by water, wind, and ice.

• A. From Sediment to Rock

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What is happening here?
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What has happened here?
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Main Idea Details

• 1. The 5 Processes that make Sedimentary Rock
• Destructive Force

• a. Weathering process that breaks rock into
  smaller pieces by wind, water, heat, ice, and
  gravity.
• b. Erosion wind, water, ice, or gravity moves
  sediment from one place to another

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Main Idea Details

• 1. The 5 Processes that make Sedimentary Rock

• c. Deposition sediment settles out of the
  water, wind, or ice carrying it.

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Main Idea Details

• 1. The 5 Processes that Make Sedimentary Rock

• d. Compaction process that presses sediment
  together

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Main Idea Details

• 1. The 5 Processes that Make Sedimentary Rock

• e. Cementation process in which dissolved
  minerals solidify and glue particles of sediment
  together.

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Main Idea Details

• B. Types of Sedimentary Rock

• Sed. rocks classified according to type of
  sediments that make up the rock.

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Main Idea Details

• B. Types of Sedimentary Rock

• Clastic Rocks - forms when inorganic sediment is
  squeezed together.

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Main Idea Details

• B. Types of Sedimentary Rock

• Examples
• Shale
• Sandstone
• Conglomerate and Breccia

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Main Idea Details

• B. Types of Sedimentary Rock

• 2. Organic Rocks forms where the remains of
  plants and animals are deposited in thick layers.
• -Organic refers to substances that once
  were part of living things.

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Main Idea Details

• B. Types of Sedimentary Rock

• Examples
• Coal
• Limestone

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Main Idea Details

• B. Types of Sedimentary Rock

• 3. Chemical Rocks form when minerals that are
  dissolved in a liquid crystallize.
• Example - Halite

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C. Uses of Sedimentary Rocks

• - The main use is for building material.