1. Formation of Sedimentary Rocks

2. Sediment: small pieces of rock that are moved and deposited by water, wind, glaciers, & gravity.
-Range in size from huge
boulders to microscopic
particles.

3. Sedimentary Rocks: rocks formed from sediments that “glued” together by mineral growth.

4. 1. Weathering
Weathering: produces rock & mineral fragments known as sediment

5. Types of Weathering
1. Chemical Weathering: occurs when the minerals in a rock are dissolved or chemically changed

6. 2. Physical Weathering: minerals remain chemically unchanged
2. Physical Weathering: minerals remain chemically unchanged. Rock fragments break off

7. Write your questions: Level 1 Level 2 Define compare Describe Contrast
Identify Group
List Sequence
Name Explain Classify/Categorize
Give the relationship
Cause/Effect
2 “Level 1” Questions & 2 “Level 2” Questions

8. 2. Erosion Erosion: The removal & transport of sediment
4 Agents of Erosion
Wind
Water
Gravity
Ice/Glaciers

9. 3. Deposition
Deposition: When transported sediments are deposited on the ground or sink to the bottom of a body of water

10. Water as an Agent of Erosion

11. Wind as an Agent of Erosion

12. Gravity as an Agent of Erosion

13. Ice as an Agent of Erosion

14. Write your questions: Level 1 Level 2 Define compare Describe Contrast
Identify Group
List Sequence
Name Explain Classify/Categorize
Give the relationship
Cause/Effect
1 “Level 1” Questions & 1 “Level 2” Questions