At the end of this activity, students should be able to: û explain how sedimentary rocks were formed û account for the order in which rock layers are arranged û explain how fossils were formed û determine the age of rock layers on the basis of the fossils found in them û give examples of the most common sedimentary rocks and explain the differences between them û name the characteristic properties of sedimentary rocks û describe the principal component of limestone rocks.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.