1. Sediments in the Oceans

2. sediment - matter that has been deposited by some natural process

3. smaller – easier for currents to move larger – harder for currents to move Sediment Sizes large small

9. Terrigenous Sediment dust from the Sahara Desert

13. Coccolithophores and a coccolithiphore bloom near England

14. Biogenous Sediment The White Cliffs of Dover made of calcareous ooze – basically chalk

22. Where types of sediment are found:

23. sediments can be: well sorted – all one size poorly sorted – many sizes together affects: amount of water between sediment grains oxygen level types of organisms that can live there