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Declan observed a rock that he found at the beach. The rock felt hard , it was yellow, and it appeared to be made of layers. Declan concluded that the rock was sedimentary. Which observation best supports this conclusion

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Answer: B.The layers within the rock

Step-by-step explanation:

Sedimentary rocks are simply referred to as the rocks that are formed from the rocks that were already in existence before.

The are gotten from the deposits of living organisms or rocks that are on the surface of the Earth which consolidate. Due to this consolidation of the sediments which take a period of years, they form layers.

Therefore, Declan concluded that the rock was sedimentary because of the layers that were within the rocks.

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