Transcript What are Sedimentary Rocks

What are Sedimentary Rocks?
By: Caitlin Cerillo
TJ Truss
Logan Milstead
Katilyn Hall
WHAT ARE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS?
Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are layered.
HOW ARE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS FORMED?
When mountains are first formed they are tall
jagged like the rocky mountains on The West
Coast of North America. What happens in the
meantime is that lot’s of rocks get warn away due
to Erosion.
NAME FOUR TYPES OF DIFFERENT SEDIMENTARY
ROCKS.
...1:limestone 2:black shale 3:sandstone 4:coal
WHAT LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES ARE
SEDIMENTARY MOSTLY FOUND?

Sedimentary rocks are mostly found at the bottom of
oceans and lakes. They are found all over the United
States.
HOW ARE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS USED IN
EVERYDAY LIFE?
 There
are several different ways that
people use sedimentary rocks. The chalk
used in classrooms around the world is a
type of sedimentary rock. Limestone is a
sedimentary rock that is used in concrete,
building stones, antacids, soil conditioner,
and steel making. Coal is another
sedimentary rock which is used to produce
heat and electricity. Shale is used to make
brick. Sandstone is used in construction
and glass production.
WHAT ARE TWO OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS?
Sedimentary rocks often have fossils in them. The
sedimentary rocks are made of mountains.
HOW DOES THIS ROCK IN MY HAND FIT
INTO MY LIFE?
Rocks fit into my life by providing me with salt to
put on my food, and by providing me with roads
to travel on. Rocks are used to build schools,
houses, and other types of buildings. These
buildings provide us with shelter.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?