Cut-out cards Matching sheet

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

Rocks · Fronts · page 1

METAMORPHIC
MAGMA
MANTLE
SEDIMENTARY
FLINT
IGNEOUS
FOLDING
MINERALS

Rocks · Backs · page 1

Molten rock in the earth's crust
Of or relating to ___
Produced by the action of water
United States baseball player
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
A river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (plural)
The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

Rocks · Fronts · page 2

LIMESTONE
DEPOSITION
SHALE
GRANITE
CRUST
VOLCANO
CRYSTAL
TECTONICS

Rocks · Backs · page 2

The natural process of laying down a ___ of something
A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
Mountain that erupts with lava
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

Rocks · Fronts · page 3

LAVA
GRAIN
FOSSIL
PLATES
MARBLE
BASALT
TRANSPORTATION

Rocks · Backs · page 3

A relatively small granular particle of a substance
Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten (plural)
The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated
The commonest type of solidified lava
A hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods