Sedimentary Rocks Guided Notes
Um, How do they get those Layers?
 Sedimentary rocks form from _____________ deposited by ____________ and
______________
 The particles are called _________________, which is small, solid pieces of
material that comes from ____________ or _______________ things
The Process
 __________________ forces constantly __________ away at the rocks on the
Earth’s surface
 Examples are _________, cold, rain, ____________, and grinding __________
 Erosion occurs when _____________ water or wind loosen and _____________
___________ the fragments of rocks created by the destructive forces
Deposition
 Eventually the water or wind carrying the sediment __________ and
______________ the sediment somewhere
 Deposition is that _____________ by which sediment _____________ out of the
water or wind carrying it
Compaction
 At first sediments will fit together ___________, with ___________ between the
pieces
 Over millions of years, thick ____________ of sediment ____________ _______
 The layers are ______________ and press ____________ on the layers below
 Compaction is this process that ______________ sediments _________________
Cementation
 While compaction is taking lace, the minerals in the rock slowly
________________ in the water and seep into the ____________
_______________ particles of sediment
 They _________ the sediments together through this process of
_________________
Types of Sedimentary Rocks
 There are ______________ types of sedimentary rocks
 ___________ Rocks
 Organic Rocks
 ________________ Rocks
 These rocks are classified according to the _________________ by which they
form
Clastic Rocks
 A clastic rock is a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are
_________________ together
 The fragments can range in ____________ from clay particles too small to see to
large _______________ too heavy for you to lift
 Shale and _________________ are examples of clastic rocks with
______________ fragments
 A __________________ is a sedimentary rock with fragments of different sizes
Organic Rocks
 Organic rock forms where the remains of _____________ and animals are
deposited in thick _______________
 Two important organic rocks are _____________ and limestone
 Coal forms from the remains of swamp plants _______________ in water
 Limestone comes from the _________ ___________ of living things in the ocean
that pile up on the ____________ _____________
Chemical Rocks
 Chemical rocks form when minerals that are ____________ in a solution
crystallize
 _________________ can be formed this way when __________ is dissolved in
lakes, seas or underground water
 These are rocks that form by ___________ and they can only form in dry climates
Uses of Sedimentary Rocks
 For _____________________ of years, people have used _________________
and __________________ as building materials because they can easily be cut
into blocks or stones
 The White House is made of _______________