In the formation of sedimentary rock, what substance acts as the natural "glue" to bind sediment particles together?

Water trapped between the particles

Hardened minerals left behind by water

The pressure from overlying layers of sediment

Tiny fragments of organic matter

What is the primary role of water during the cementation phase of sedimentary rock formation?

To dissolve the existing sediment particles

To transport and deposit the mineral "glue"

To apply pressure that compacts the sediment

To cool the sediment, causing it to harden

Cementation causes particles to be squeezed together.

Compaction reduces space, and cementation fills the remaining space.

They are separate processes that can happen in any order to form rock.

Compaction is a chemical process, while cementation is purely physical.

The initial erosion of the sand grains from their source rock

The transportation of the sediment by wind over a long distance

The rapid deposition of the sediment in a deep ocean basin

The thorough cementation of the grains by minerals

Air bubbles trapped in the sediment