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