The five major steps in the formation of sedimentary rock are deposition, erosion, lithification, burial and compaction,
and weathering. List each step in order from first to last, and explain what happens during each step. What will be an ideal response?
1. Weathering - A rock is fragmented by physical or chemical processes.
2. Erosion - The rock fragments are moved to another location.
3. Deposition - Rock fragments are deposited.
4. Burial and Compaction - The deposited sediments are buried by overlying sediments and
subject to pressure that squeezes them together
5. Lithification - A precipitate or cement forms between grains, gluing them together into
sedimentary rock.
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