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Break rock and minerals into smaller particles weathering Fine and coarse grains of sediment produced by weathering on land Terrigenous Fine and coarse sediments derived from the hard parts of organisms biogenous Sediment particles precipiatated near the sea floor by chemical or biochemical reactions hydrogenous Tiny grains of sediment that originate from outer space Cosmogenous Mud is typically made of silt ____-sized materials clay Sediment deposit that is well sorted is likely to have been deposited at a ____ rate Slow High-energy conditions likely to be deposited coarse sand A hjulstrom diagram is a plot of current velocity versues particle size Energy for eroding and transporting sand grains on the shelf is provided by wind-generated waves and currents tides Bottom energy induced by surface waves___ with distance offshore decreases Mean sea level rising slowly Broad band of___ sediment straddles the equator and extends into the subtopic on the continental shelfs Biogenous Continental shelves in mid-latitudes are covered by weathered material from the land Continental shelves of polar regions are covered with ___ sediment poorly-sorted glacial Recent rise of sea level is referred to by the geologic time Holocene