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terrigenous sediment

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Q: What is the sediment called that is derived primarily from the products of weathering on the continents?
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What rock can be changed into sediment by weathering and erosion?

Any and all rock can be changed into sediment by weathering and erosion.


How does sediment from and by which process?

weathering


What types of rock can be changed to sedimentary rocks?

All types of rocks can be eroded by weathering, the erosion products settled out as sediment, and over time that sediment becomes sedimentary rocks.


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What is it when sediment is hardened into sedimentary rock?

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What rocks are broken down into sediment?

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weathering