How a relative rise in sea level affects a vertical sequence of sediments?

Today's new ELI+ is 'Walther’s law of sedimentation – teaching it the LegoTM way How does a relative rise in sea level affect a vertical sequence of sediments?'

This activity aids an understanding of the effects of relative sea level change on stratigraphy - - an important aspect of sedimentology and stratigraphy.

Related activities can be found in 'Stratigraphy and sequences' on our website.