Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary rocks are made by years and years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard.

 

A stream or river will carry lots of small pieces of rocks and minerals to a larger body of water. These pieces (sediment) will settle at the bottom, and over a really long time (perhaps millions of years), they will turn into solid rock.

Examples of sedimentary rocks are shale, limestone, and sandstone.