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Granite
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
Metamorphic
Of or relating to ___
Igneous
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
Spruce
Light soft moderately strong wood of ___ trees
Marmot
Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern
Falcon
Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
Marble
A hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
Shale
A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
Coal
Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
Sandstone
A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement
Copper
A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element
Railroad
Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation
Transcontinental
Spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
Stevens
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed ___' power law to replace Fechner's
Arizona
A state in southwestern United States
Utah
A state in the western United States
Wyoming
A state in the western United States
Panama
A republic on the Isthmus of ___
Bridge
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway
Park
A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
Mountains
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings (plural)
National
A person who owes allegiance to that ___
Monument
A structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Grand
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

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