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Sediments- Sediments are lose minerals such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of a shell that has been moved by ice, wind, water and gravity.Sedimentary rock- Is a rock formed my sediments deposited into layers and being pressurized over time.
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How would you define magma based on the illustration in figure two how would you define sediment and sedimentary rocks?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. Sediment consists of rock particles, minerals, and organic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of these sediment particles over time.


How would you define magma based on the illustration how would you define sediment and sedimantary rock?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. Sediment is small particles of rock or organic material that have been broken down through weathering and erosion. Sedimentary rock forms when these sediments are compressed and cemented together over time.


How would you change sedimentary rock into sediment?

You would bring it to the surface where the exposed sedimentary rock would be subject to weathering and erosion and the debris from these processes will be sediment once deposited again.


What type of rock is made of hardened sediment?

Sandstone, claystone, limestone, or various other type of sedimentary rocks. That answer is WAY wrong the correct answer would be a sedimentary rock.


Rock type that is formed when sediment is lithified?

Sedimentary rock can be formed from lithified sediments.


How can sedimentary rock becomes a metamorphic rock?

When the metamorphic rock breaks down into sediment. Thus, making the new rock sedimentary because when sediment forms together over time it makes it sedimentary rock


Why is a sedimentary rock called a sedimentary rock?

Because it was originally a sediment, such as sand or mud, but was then lithified into a rock.


What can transform igneous rock into sedimentary rock?

Igneous rock can become sedimentary if it is weathered into sediment and then lithified.


Can a sedimentary rock turn back into a deposit of sediment?

Yes! The process of weathering can "break down" a sedimentary rock and turn it back into a sediment.


What happens to sediment as it change to sedimentary rock?

Erosion deposits sediment.


What removes water from sediment to form sedimentary rock?

Evaporation removes water from sediment to form sedimentary rock. When water evaporates everything that was in the water dries out. The evaporation of water from sediment takes a very long time to form sedimentary rock.


Why was sedimentary rock named sedimentary rock?

Because the rocks are formed by using layers of Sediment.