Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Print double-sided (flip on the long edge) and cut along the dashed lines. Fronts and backs line up.

Nature · Fronts · page 1

Granite
Metamorphic
Igneous
Spruce
Marmot
Falcon
Marble
Shale

Nature · Backs · page 1

Of or relating to ___
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
Light soft moderately strong wood of ___ trees
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern
A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
A hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish

Nature · Fronts · page 2

Coal
Sandstone
Copper
Railroad
Transcontinental
Stevens
Arizona
Utah

Nature · Backs · page 2

A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement
Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation
A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed ___' power law to replace Fechner's
Spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
A state in the western United States
A state in southwestern United States

Nature · Fronts · page 3

Wyoming
Panama
Bridge
Park
Mountains
National
Monument
Grand

Nature · Backs · page 3

A republic on the Isthmus of ___
A state in the western United States
A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway
A person who owes allegiance to that ___
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings (plural)
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
A structure erected to commemorate persons or events