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What occurs when sediment reaches its final destination. A. Erosion B. Deposition C. Weathering D. Transportation

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When sediment reaches its final destination;

B. Deposition occurs

Deposition is this process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it. And so, after sediment has been deposited, the processes of compaction and cementation change the sediment into sedimentary rock.

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