List three examples of sedimentary rock shown in the video, add any notes about each rock’s properties.

Common clastic sedimentary rocks are listed on the table below. They are listed by grain size in descending order. Grain size is one factor in classifying sedimentary rocks.Clicking on the name of the rock will bring up a larger picture and a description of the rock type in a new window.

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.