Learning goal 1: Identify which process turns sediments into sedimentary rocks.Weathering and erosionCompaction and cementation Heating and pressureMelting

To identify the process that turns sediments into sedimentary rocks, we need to analyze the options provided.

1. Weathering and Erosion: This is the process where rocks are broken down into smaller particles (sediments) and transported by natural forces, but it does not create sedimentary rocks.

2. Compaction and Cementation: This is the correct process. Compaction occurs when sediments are pressed together under pressure, and cementation involves minerals precipitating from water and binding the sediments together, forming sedimentary rocks.

3. Heating and Pressure: This process typically refers to the formation of metamorphic rocks, not sedimentary rocks.

4. Melting: This process involves the transformation of rock into magma and is associated with the formation of igneous rocks, not sedimentary rocks.

Final Answer

The process that turns sediments into sedimentary rocks is Compaction and Cementation.