Ocean sediments consist of particles that have slowly settled out of the water by which of the following the processes:

E) Suspension settling

Explanation:

Ocean sediments consist of particles that have slowly settled out of the water by which of the following the processes?

A) Paleooceanography

B) Grain lithification

C) Porosity reduction

D) Sediment compaction

E) Suspension settling

Suspension settling is the process by which the particulates present in the liquid settle down at the bottom and form a sediment. The particles tend to settle down at the bottom owing to the force of gravity and due to the centrifugal motion. Thus, the particles that are present in the ocean also settle down in the same manner at the bottom of the ocean to form ocean sediments and thus process is also known as suspension settling.