Sedimentary Rocks Sentence Surgery
Directions: Read each statement below. Complete sentence surgery by cutting out the word in each statement that
makes it false. Glue the remaining sheet onto a piece of construction paper. Cut the correct word out from the
word bank and glue it into the blank space to make the sentence true.
Word Bank:
Metamorphic
compaction
Sedimentary
Igneous
minerals
crystalline
bottom
sedimentary
detrital
rocks
1. Sedimentary rocks are mostly formed from the processes of melting
and cementation.
2. All fossils are made of at least one or more mineral.
3. Igneous rocks are formed from heat and pressure that changes a rock.
4. Fossils are almost always found in metamorphic rocks.
5. Metamorphic rocks are mostly formed in layers of sediments built up
over time.
6. Sedimentary rocks would most likely be found near a volcano.
7. During cementation, shells fill the spaces between sediments and glue
the rock together.
8. Rock layers at the middle are usually older because they formed first.
9. Minerals are different from rocks because they have internal
metamorphic structures.
10.
Sedimentary rocks are classified by how they form. They can be
either digital, chemical, or organic.
Sedimentary Rocks Sentence Surgery Review Sheet
Name _________________________ Period ___________
Date ________________
Directions: Read each statement below. Complete sentence surgery by cutting out the word in each statement that
makes it false. Glue the remaining sheet onto a piece of construction paper. Cut the correct word out from the word
bank and glue it into the blank space to make the sentence true.
Word Bank:
Metamorphic
compaction
Sedimentary
Igneous
minerals
crystalline
bottom
sedimentary
detrital
rocks
1. Sedimentary rocks are mostly formed from the processes of ________________
and cementation.
2. All ________________ are made of at least one or more mineral.
3. ________________ rocks are formed from heat and pressure that changes a
rock.
4. Fossils are almost always found in ________________ rocks.
5. ________________ rocks are mostly formed in layers of sediments built up
over time.
6. ________________ rocks would most likely be found near a volcano.
7. During cementation, ________________ fill the spaces between sediments and
glue the rock together.
8. Rock layers at the ________________ are usually older because they formed
first.
9. Minerals are different from rocks because they have internal
________________ structures.
10.
Sedimentary rocks are classified by how they form. They can be either
________________, chemical, or organic.
Sedimentary Rocks Sentence Surgery Review Sheet (KEY)
Name _________________________ Period ___________
Date ________________
Directions: Read each statement below. Complete sentence surgery by cutting out the word in each statement that
makes it false. Glue the remaining sheet onto a piece of construction paper. Cut the correct word out from the word
bank and glue it into the blank space to make the sentence true.
Word Bank:
Metamorphic
Compaction
Sedimentary
Igneous
minerals
crystalline
bottom
sedimentary
detrital
rocks
1. Sedimentary rocks are mostly formed from the processes of compaction and
cementation.
2. All rocks are made of at least one or more mineral.
3. Metamorphic rocks are formed from heat and pressure that changes a rock.
4. Fossils are almost always found in sedimentary rocks.
5. Sedimentary rocks are mostly formed in layers of sediments built up over time.
6. Igneous rocks would most likely be found near a volcano.
7. During cementation, minerals fill the spaces between sediments and glue the
rock together.
8. Rock layers at the bottom are usually older because they formed first.
9. Minerals are different from rocks because they have internal crystalline
structures.
10.
Sedimentary rocks are classified by how they form. They can be either
detrital, chemical, or organic.