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• Sediment


  Solid and loose material that is moved and deposited in a new location.

  
• Weathering


  The physical (Mechanical) and chemical breakdown of Earth materials at the interface between the lithosphere and the atmosphere.
• Poorly sorted rocks


  Rocks contain a variety of different-sized grains

  
• Well sorted rocks


  Rocks contain almost all grains of the same size
• Compaction?


  The process in which sediment is squeezed

  
• Cementation


  The process in which sediments are attached (glued) together by minerals that are deposited by water.
• Sorting occurs as sediment is separated according to grain size by transport agents, especially running water.

  
• Sediment size decreases with increased transport distance.

  
• Sedimentary breccia


  Composed of coarse, angular rock fragments cemented together.

  
• Conglomerate

  Composed of rounded gravel cemented together.
• Chemical Sedimentary Rocks


  • Carbonates
  • Chert
  • Evaporites
• Fine-grained Sedimentary Rocks


  • Shale
  • Siltstone
  • Mudstone

  
• Sedimentary Environments


  • Alluvial fan
  • Glaciers
  • Aeolian environments: desserts
  • Rivers
  • Lakes
  • Deltas
  • Beaches
  • Lagoons
  • Coves or bays
  • Tidal flat