Multiple choice

Which of the following types of rocks are formed by the process of lithification?

  1. Igneous rocks

  2. Sedimentary rocks

  3. Metamorphic rocks

  4. All types of rocks

  5. Sedimentary and Igneous rocks
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Explanation

Rocks on the earth's surface break up into various sizes and fragments, and are deposited by different exogenous agencies. These deposits through compaction turn into rocks. This process is called lithification. Sedimentary rocks undergo the process of lithification.

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