Question

sediment is... (1 point) the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. material that comes from the weathering of rock the scraping away of materials the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• The first option describes weathering (breaking down rock), not sediment.
• The second option: Sediment is defined as material (like particles) resulting from the weathering of rock, which matches.
• The third option refers to abrasion, not sediment.
• The fourth option describes erosion (moving sediment/rock), not sediment itself.

Answer:

B. material that comes from the weathering of rock (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D with the second option as B)