GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -happens when sediments are deeply buried, placing them under pressure because of the weight of overlying layers. This squashes the grains together more tightly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Compaction is the squeezing together of layers of sediment due to the great weight of overlying layers of rock.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is called compaction. Cemented, non-organic sediments become clastic rocks. If organic material is included, they are bioclastic rocks.

Detailed explanation-4: -E) Compaction (diagenesis): sediments are buried and compacted due to the weight of overlying sediments accumulating above. Pore waters may be squeezed out.

Detailed explanation-5: -If the sediment is buried deeply, it becomes compacted and cemented, forming sedimentary rock. Clastic sedimentary rocks may have particles ranging in size from microscopic clay to huge boulders. Their names are based on their clast or grain size. The smallest grains are called clay, then silt, then sand.