Hi guys,

the objective of this video is to look at

the bedding structures that form
when sediment is deposited.

These bedding structures all form 
in different environments.

These environments which create the bedding 
structures will be discussed.

Firstly,
we will talk about the horizontal beds,

or strata,
that the sediment is laid down in.

Sedimentary rock is stratafied,
which means that it has layers.

These layers have formed because sediment 
is laid down in horizontal layers called strata.

Between each layer of strata,
we have bedding planes.

And these bedding planes form because 
the region has experienced

a change in depositional environment or material.

We can see here in this photo that we have 
had one type of sediment laid down

And then,
a change in depositional environment

has caused a different type of sediment
to be laid down on top,

in between which is a bedding plane.

We know that the strata towards
the bottom of a series is older

than the strata at the top.

And this happens because the sediment 
is laid in this way.

Bedforms are formations that occur due to 
the movement of wind and water.

Bedforms are created when water or wind,
flows over loose sediment.

And the shape and