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What process must occur to cause sediment to stick together when forming sedimentary rock? cooling cementation Compaction weathering
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What process must occur to cause sediment to stick together when forming sedimentary rock?

cooling
cementation
Compaction
weathering

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Compaction and Cementation

Dissolved minerals in the ground water precipitate (crystallize) from water in the pore spaces forming mineral crusts on the sedimentary grains, gradually cementing the sediments, thus forming a rock

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