EARTH SCIENCE
SEDIMENTS
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most important geological processes that lead to the creation of sedimentary rocks are erosion, weathering, dissolution, precipitation, and lithification. Erosion and weathering include the effects of wind and rain, which slowly break down large rocks into smaller ones.
Detailed explanation-2: -The rock cycle stages include: weathering and erosion, transportation, deposition, compaction and cementation, metamorphism, and rock melting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rocks roll down, crack, and hit each other and are broken down into small fragments. These smaller particles are called sediments. These sediments are transported and deposited by wind, water, etc. These loose sediments are compressed and hardened to form layers of rocks.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sedimentary processes, namely weathering, erosion, crystallization, deposition, and lithification, create the sedimentary family of rocks.