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What occurs when the weight of overlying sediment forces the sediment grains to fuse?
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A sedimentary rock is formed.
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What is the dropping of sediment that occurs when an agent of erosion can no longer carry its load?
I'm pretty sure it is called "deposition".
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What is earthquake liquefraction?
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What three forces cause tides?
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Are sedimentary rocks formed through compaction?
Yes, sedimentary rocks are formed through compaction. Compaction occurs when loose sediment is buried and the weight of overlying layers presses down on it, causing the sediment particles to become tightly packed together. This process helps to squeeze out water and air from between the sediment particles, leading to the formation of solid sedimentary rock.
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What occurs when sediment falls out of water or is down by wind?
weathering
Bural metamorphism occurs when hot magma or lava comes in contact with rock?
No. This is contatc metamorphism. Burial metamorphism occurs when rock is altered due to the weight of overlying rock.
What type of reaction occurs to fossils under pressure in the sediment?
Chimical
What occurs when sediment fall out of water or is set down by wind?
weathering
What occurs where continental slope levels off and sediment accumulates?
Continental rise is what occurs where continental slope levels off and sediment accumulates. Continental rise can be shallow or deep and can occur at any level.
What is lithification in geology?
Lithification is the natural creation of sedimentary rock through the processes of compaction and cementation of sediments. The compaction usually occurs as a result of the crushing weight of overlying sediments above, expelling water and air from between the pore spaces of the individual sediment particles. As the water is squeezed out, a form of mineral precipitation occurs and these minute mineral crystal structures attach themselves to, and cement together, the individual particles of sediment, whether they be sand grains, minute clay particles, pebbles, or boulders.
What occurs when a mass of rock or sediment moves downhill leaving a curved scar?
RUNOFF
Where does the final deposition of sediment usually occur?
It commonly occurs in bodies of water such as lakes or oceans.
What is the mass movement that occurs when sediment suddenly slips downhill in one large mass?
Slump
What is the formation of large rocks from particles of sediment that occurs pressure is appiled?
Sedimentary because it has sediments.
