what is meant by sedimentary rock? Describe the mode of formation of sedimentary rock
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Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles on the floor of oceans or other bodies of water at the Earth's surface. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles to settle in place. The particles that form a sedimentary rock are called sediment, and may be composed of geological detritus (minerals) or biological detritus (organic matter).
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Answer: sedimentary rocks are secondary rocks which forms by compaction of sediment which were transported by the denudational agents....
Example: sandstone, limestone,chalk............
Explanation:
Rocks of the earth's surface are exposed to denudational agents,and are broken up into various size of fragments .such fragment are transported by many exogenic forces and get deposited....
These deposits through compaction turn into rocks . This process is known as lithification.
Thus,sedimentary rocks were formed....
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