Asked by Matthew Petersen on May 09, 2024
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The effect of transportation on a pebble's particle size is best summarized by which statement?
A) Its size decreases.
B) Its size stays the same.
C) Its size increases.
Transportation
In geology, the movement of sediments from one location to another by water, wind, or ice.
Pebble's Particle Size
The measure of the grain size of pebbles, generally used in geology to classify sediment grains between 2 and 64 millimeters in diameter.
Increases
An upward trend or a rise in quantity, size, number, or degree in a measurable process or variable.
- Elucidate the contribution of transport processes to the development of sedimentary rocks.
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Learning Objectives
- Elucidate the contribution of transport processes to the development of sedimentary rocks.
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