Sort the following everyday examples of sedimentary processes into the bins labe

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Sort the following everyday examples of sedimentary processes into the bins labeled with the sedimentary processes they most closely represent.

Drag the appropriate items into their respective bins.

Reset Help Tree roots extending into a rock layer and breaking it down A dump truck dumps a load of gravel on your lawn. The dirt below it becomes more consolidated Ice expanding in a crack in the road creating a pothole The dirt going down the drain after you give your dog a bath and drainDirt being blown off a patio the tub Sediment Erosion/transport Deposition of sediment Weathering of rock Compaction/lithification

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The dirt going down the drain after you give your dog a bath and drain the tub.

Dirt being blown off the patio.

Tree roots extending into a rock layer and breaking it down.

Ice expanding in a crack in the road creating a pothole.

Sediment Erosion/ transport Deposition of sediment Weathering of rock Compaction/ lithification

The dirt going down the drain after you give your dog a bath and drain the tub.

Dirt being blown off the patio.

Dust collection on furniture.   

Tree roots extending into a rock layer and breaking it down.

Ice expanding in a crack in the road creating a pothole.

A dump truck dumps a load of gravel on your lawn. The dirt below it becomes more consolidated.

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