During the rock cycle, rocks get broken apart by weathering, carried along by erosion, and eventually deposited in a body of water. what happens next?
a)compaction and cementation into sedimentary rock, then heat and pressure into metamorphic rock.
b)heat and pressure create sedimentary rock, then compaction and cementation into metamorphic rock.
c)heat and pressure into metamorphic rock, then uplift of the rock starts the cycle over again.
d)compaction and cementation into sedimentary rock, then uplift into metamorphic rock.

A) Compaction and cementation into sedimentary rock, then heat and pressure into metamorphic rock.

Explanation:

Due to weathering and erosion, rocks are broken by winds and water into very small particles. These particles are transported by the river or other water paths and get deposited to form sediments. Sediment continued to gets deposited and it becomes compacted due to the addition of sediments. This type of rock is called sedimentary rock. Later the sedimentary rock inside the Earth becomes exposed to heat and pressure, the heat and pressure metamorphosed sedimentary rock into the metamorphic rock.