Question - What processes must take place to transform rocks into sediment?

What processes must take place to transform rocks into sediment?

ANSWER:
The rock must be exposed at surface so in many cases uplift and removal of overlying sedi‐ ments is required. Then chemical and/or physical weathering can take place, which reduces the rock to smaller loose fragments. These fragments are sediments that can be eroded and then transported by a variety of maechanisms. 

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