Sedimentary Environments
Geology · Year 12 · Mineralogy and Petrology · 2.º Período

Sedimentary Environments

Trace the journey of sediments from weathering and erosion to transport, deposition, and lithification. Analyse sedimentary structures to interpret past depositional environments.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsOCR Geology AS/A-level: 2.3.1 Sedimentary processesOCR Geology AS/A-level: 2.3.2 Sedimentary structures and environments

About This Topic

Trace the journey of sediments from weathering and erosion to transport, deposition, and lithification. Analyse sedimentary structures to interpret past depositional environments.

Key Questions

  1. How do weathering and erosion produce sediment?
  2. What can grain size and sorting tell us about transport energy?
  3. How do sedimentary structures indicate past environments?

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