Rogers, Marie, 1990-

Exploring sedimentary rocks / Sedimentary rocks Marie Rogers. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. - Let's rock! .

Includes index.

Sedimentary rocks -- Weathering and erosion -- Sorting -- Layers -- Clastic rock -- Nonclastic rock -- Dripping -- Classification -- Fossil fuels -- A picture of history.

Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. In this book, readers will learn how sedimentary rocks form, the different types of sedimentary rocks, how people use sedimentary rocks, and more.

3-6 6.9

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Sedimentary rocks.
Petrology--Juvenile literature.
Geochemical cycles--Juvenile literature.
Sedimentary rocks.
Petrology.
Geochemical cycles.
Rocks.


Geology

QE471 / .R54 2022

552.5 ROG