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...sedimentary rock is formed.

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...strata is formed.

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Q: When sediment is deposited in layers and compacted?
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What is the Process is which sediment is deposited in layers?

Deposition


What is process in which sediment is deposited in layers?

Deposition


How are sedimentary formed?

when the bits of the rocks get deposited it forms layers after many years these layers of sediment gets cementated which means gets squashed and compacted which means gets glued and they forms in to sedimentary rocks.thanks for reading


When sediment is deposited in layers what rock is formed?

sedimentary


Is Waste is deposited into landfills and in thin layers which are then compacted and covered with soil?

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When sediment is deposited in layers what rock is formed explain your answer?

sedimentary


What is organic sedimentary?

a rock formed by unconsolidated sediment deposited in layers


Over a long period of time the layers of sediment turn into?

It is sand. Edit: Over many thousands of years - sediment gets compressed and compacted into layers. The layers form rocks such as slate and coal.


What is original horizontality?

This principle states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally


how rock layers are deposited?

Scientists know that gravity cause sediment to be deposite.


What is sediment deposited by wind in layers called?

loess/dunes or aeolian deposits


What is the layer of sediment called?

It is called sedimentation.