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Q: The process by which soil deposits through compaction turn into rocks is called ____.
  • A. lithification
  • B. Metamorphication
  • C. Slatification
  • D. Petrification
Correct Answer: Option A - Lithification, complex process where by freshly deposited loose grains of sediment are converted into rock. The process of lithification occurs in three ways. Compaction, cementation and recrystallization.
A. Lithification, complex process where by freshly deposited loose grains of sediment are converted into rock. The process of lithification occurs in three ways. Compaction, cementation and recrystallization.

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Lithification, complex process where by freshly deposited loose grains of sediment are converted into rock. The process of lithification occurs in three ways. Compaction, cementation and recrystallization.