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What processes turn sediment into sedimentary rock?



A.

melting and cooling


B.

plants or animals becoming trapped between layers of sediment


C.

compaction and cementation of sediment


D.

weathering and erosion

Verified Answer :

The answer is C. Compaction and cementation of sediment, because sediment is powder, when something becomes cemented, it comes together, like cement, when you add cement to water.

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The processes which turn a sediment into a sedimentary rock are compaction and cementation of sediment.

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the agglomeration of sediments to form a large mass. These sediments are composed of the remains of plants and animals. As a result of this, sedimentary rocks a re useful in analyzing fossil records.

Sediments agglomerate to form sedimentary rocks under pressure via the process of compaction and cementation of sediment.

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