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Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary Rock. Rogich Earth Science. Rock becomes sediment through weathering & erosion Sediment is deposited & piles up in layers Sediment is compacted & cemented together. Formation of Sedimentary Rock. Question. Discuss with your shoulder partner, what is sediment?. Question?.

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Sedimentary Rock

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  1. Sedimentary Rock Rogich Earth Science

  2. Rock becomes sediment through weathering & erosion Sediment is deposited & piles up in layers Sediment is compacted & cemented together Formation of Sedimentary Rock

  3. Question • Discuss with your shoulder partner, what is sediment?

  4. Question? • Discuss with your shoulder partner, what is sediment? • Sediment is the small pieces of rocks which are moved through erosion.

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  6. Clastic – rock fragments are squeezed together 3 Types of Sedimentary Rock Conglomerate

  7. Chemical – minerals in the rock are crystallized ex: evaporation 3 Types of Sedimentary Rock FLINT

  8. Organic – dead plant or animal material is deposited and compacted in thick layers 3 Types of Sedimentary Rock

  9. Question? • People at seat “D”, close your notebook and tell your table how a sedimentary rock is formed.

  10. Question? • People at seat “D”, close your notebook and tell your table how a sedimentary rock is formed. • A sedimentary rock is formed when sediment is piled in layers and cemented & compacted together.

  11. rock particles colors of rock in layers salt fossils coal 70% of all rocks on Earth are sedimentary Sedimentary Rock ID Hints

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