Rocks ~Sedimentary rocks form from earlier rocks~

Vocabulary FOSSILS SEDIMENTS The remains or trace of an organism from long ago. SEDIMENTS Materials that settle out of water or air.

Develop when loose material gets pressed/cemented together Sedimentary rocks… sediment + compaction/ cementation Mineral “cement” = sedimentary rock Conglomerate Limestone Develop when loose material gets pressed/cemented together

What can make up sediment? Loose rock pieces Loose mineral pieces Plant pieces Animal remains How do sedimentary rocks form? From of sediment that build up on OR

Sedimentary rocks from plants?? Coal is made up of plant remains: dead wood, bark, leaves, stems, and roots. As plants die, they form layers. Then layers of other sediment are buried on top of plant layers, compacting and cementing into coal.

Sedimentary rocks from shells?? Limestone is made up of shells and skeletons of ocean organisms. When organisms die, the shells and skeletons settle on the ocean floor and make layers. Over time the layers are buried, pressed, and cemented together, making limestone.

Sedimentary rocks tell us about the past: Fossils Mud Cracks Crossbeds Ripples show that rocks formed where the area was very wet , followed by a dry period. of water creatures can tell us that the area was covered by a lake or ocean long ago. show us the direction sand dunes and sand bars were moving show water and wind direction and movement

Which rocks are sedimentary? Drag the green ovals over the sedimentary rocks. Why? Shale Limestone Chert Breccia Marble Quartzite Iron Ore Scoria Sandstone Pegmatite

Design your own sedimentary rock:

Rocks in the World Around Us

More on the Rock Cycle ROCK CYCLE TEST Rock Cycle http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Types-of-Rocks-01.htm Rock Cycle http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm