Zusammenfassung der Ressource
the changing landscapes of the UK key revision
points
- rock types
- sedimentary
- rock formations
- formed in layers
- chalk is formed by dead sea creatures being compacted on the
sea bed
- many are formed from
weathered or eroded rock
debris that has been
transported and deposited.
- the deposited rock build up in layers called segments
- the weight of the sediments cause the layers at the
bottom to become compacted , forming rocks such as
sandstone
- rock charasteristics
- have layers
- often contain fossils
- great variety of colour
- made up of rounded
grains pushed
toghether
- made of particles
that may be the
same size or vary
- uk locations
- sandstone is found in the
south-west of England , the west of
England bordering Wales and parts
of northern ireland
- chalk is mainly found in the east
and south-east of England
- metamorphic
- igneous