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A student obtains a cup of quartz sand from a beach. A saltwater solution is poured into the sand and allowed to evaporate. The mineral residue from the saltwater solution cements the sand grains together, forming a material that is most similar to _______.

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A. Samuel

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Answered Dec 14, 2020

Sedimentary rock is the correct answer.
Sedimentary rocks are formed from the deposition of mineral or organic particles. there are different classifications of sedimentary rocks and these rocks are classified based on their formation. The clastic rock, biochemical, chemical and other types. The sedimentary rocks cover most of the earth surface, this amount to 73% of the earth’s surface.

Sedimentary rocks are thin veneer over a crust mainly to be igneous rocks. Metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks sometimes cause confusion.

The metamorphic rocks are rock that turns to another type of rocks based on the physical changes they encounter. These physical properties include chemical substances. The igneous rocks are formed from volcanic eruption with the lava cooling.

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e.Ronald

e.Ronald

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Answered Jan 03, 2018

Sedimentary rocks are formed by elements coming together due to it cementing together. It is a process that has occurred due to materials eroding and then coming together. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that transform into another type of rock based on the changes that were made by a physical process or a chemical one. Most of the Earth’s crust is made up of metamorphic rocks.

Igneous rocks is usually formed from a volcanic eruption with the lava cooling. Extrusive rock is formed when the lava flows out and forms the igneous rock. When analyzing this situation, the keyword is cement which describes and is completely associated with sedimentary rocks. When the sand grains are cemented together, it forms sedimentary rocks.

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John Smith

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John Smith

Answered Jun 22, 2017

A sedimentary rock.
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