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Sandstone is a sedimentary rock. Which two processes cause sand particles to form sandstone?.

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Heating and Pressure

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Sandstone forms from beds of sand laid down under the sea or in low-lying areas on the continents. As a bed of sand subsides into the earth's crust, usually pressed down by over-lying sediments, it is heated and compressed.

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