10.

Deposition of newer (younger) sediment presses down on the older sediment beneath, such that the older deposited sediment becomes lithified (turned into rock) by the process(es) of ____?____.


Geologic Processes


Erosion,
Transportation,
Deposition
Burial and
Cementation
(DIAGENESIS)
METAMORPHISM
(exposure to High P
and High T)
MELTING in the crust, beneath a Continent
or an Island Arc
MELTING in
Asthenosphere
INTRUSION
EXTRUSION
COOLING
and CRYSTALLIZATION
UPLIFT or
OBDUCTION
(Folding/Faulting)
SUBDUCTION