What are sedimentary rocks?
Title
:
What are sedimentary rocks?
Personal Author EPSB
:
Natalie, Hyde
Summary
:
It all starts with erosion for sedimentary rock. Worn down bits of rock become pressed together under pressure into strata, or layers. The formation of rock such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and dolomite is explained in this fact-filled book. Readers will also learn that this type of rock is useful in determining the Earths geological history because its layers often hold fossils and other geological clues.
Year Published
:
2011
Series
:
Let's rock
Physical Description
:
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.cm.
Program Information
:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.1 1.0 quiz: 140549
Subject
:
Rocks.
Petrology.
Summary
:
It all starts with erosion for sedimentary rock. Worn down bits of rock become pressed together under pressure into strata, or layers. The formation of rock such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and dolomite is explained in this fact-filled book. Readers will also learn that this type of rock is useful in determining the Earths geological history because its layers often hold fossils and other geological clues.
ISBN
:
9780778772309
9780778772354
Publisher
:
New York : Crabtree Pub., c2011.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Lymburn | 552 HYD | Book | 30269000117023 | Non-Fiction |