what happens to the porosity of a material as it becomes more compacted? group of answer choices the porosity increases. the porosity decreases. the porosity does not change.

POROSITY DECREASESCompaction is a diagenetic process that begins during burial and may persist to 9 km (30,000 ft) or greater depths. Compaction raises a rock's bulk density, its competency, and decreases its porosity.Particle size and shape, the degree of sorting (a well-sorted sediment has a restricted range of grain size), the extent to which cement occupies the pore spaces of grains, and the amount of fracturing are the primary determinants of porosity.Compaction can only occur with the compression and evacuation of a proportionate amount of pore fluids, which shift to lower energy positions. If mudstones and more permeable beds alternate, the more practical mudstones will evacuate fluids upwards and downwards to the more permeable beds. As a result of the downward energy gradient in the lower portion of the mudstone, the mudstone is an ideal barrier for the upward migration of fluids. Intercalated beds that are somewhat permeable support lateral migration.Learn more about compaction here:https://brainly.com/question/18826408#SPJ4