Question

How do sediment become sedimentary rock?​

Answer 1

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⟹Weathering and erosion produce sediments. Once these sediments are deposited, they can become sedimentary rocks.

⟹Sediments must be compacted and cemented to make sedimentary rock.

Answer 2

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ғᴏʀ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴏᴄᴋ, ɪᴛ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢᴏᴇs ʙᴜʀɪᴀʟ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴄʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ᴏғ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs—ᴄʟᴀsᴛs—ᴏғ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs. ... ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ʟᴀʏᴇʀs ᴏғ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛ.