GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sedimentation is a process in which the liquid is separated from the insoluble solid particles. In this process, the mixture of liquid and insoluble solid is placed in a container. Due to the gravity, the heavier solid particles get settled at the bottom of the container. These solid particles are called sediment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sedimentation: The settling of suspended solid matter at the bottom of a liquid is called sedimentation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sediment is the solid particles that settle at the bottom of the beaker in a heterogeneous mixture of solid-liquid mixture.So sediment will be the correct anwer to be filled in the blank. For example:If we take a mixture of sand and water sand settle down as sediment and water stays on top as supernatant liquid.