Question

1 the mississippi river carries tons of tiny rock fragments called sediments into the gulf of mexico. what do you think will happen to these sediments after a few million years

Answer 1

Answer: Sediments will be converted into sedimentary rocks after few million years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sediments are tiny fragments of huge rocks that is formed by weathering of rocks. The sediments is carried into the Gulf of Mexico and after few million of years the sediments are converted into sedimentary rocks.

The buried sediments becomes compacted and cemented( process by which sedimentary rocks form) to form sedimentary rocks. The overlaying materials on the burial creates pressure and the sediments undergoes compaction.In this way they come together and the air gaps in reduced between them.

This is how sediment gets converted into sedimentary rocks.