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The three processes that convert sediments in to sedimentary rocks are:

A: compression, erosion, and cementation
B: compaction, recrystallization, and cementation
C: erosion, deposition, and cementation
D: erosion, recrystallization, and compaction

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Answer:

It is B I got it right on the assignment

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User Shruti Thombre
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The answer is C: erosion, deposition, and
cementation.

The process is:

>Deposition/erosion-where fragments were eroded and deposited into the river or sea under gravity or travelling agent such as wind or water.

>Sedimentation-the fragments deposited in the river sedimented and accumulate

>Compaction-the layers of fragments deposited undergoes compaction due to the weight if the upper layers

>Cementation-Chemical substance of the fragments such as cement dissolved into the water and cement the other fragments together to form sedimentary rock.

For sedimentary rock,recrystallization, a process that only occur during metamorphism, does not happen to convert sediments to sedimentary rock. Thus B and D are incorrect,while A has the wrong order.

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