<h3>the percentage of the rocks on the earths surface that are sedimentary rocks is</h3><h3 /><h2><em><u>75 percent</u></em></h2><h2 />
<em>Sedimentary rocks make up 75 percent of the rocks at the earth's surface but only 5percent of the outer 10 miles of the earth. Sediment, as distinguished fromsedimentary rock, is a collective name for loose, solid particles and is generally derived from weathering and erosion of preexisting rock</em>
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The main reason why this was the case is because Industrialization was an incredibly new phenomenon, and very few people could have predicted just how bad it was for the environment and for people's health.