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Root Words
DMC - Vocabulary Root Words geo or terr meaning earth
Question | Answer |
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geology | science of the history of the earth by studying rocks |
geometry | mathematics that deals with measurement (measurement of teh earth) |
terrace | flat earth/land with sloping or hilly sides |
subterranean | underground, lying beneath the earth's surface |
geode | earthy-looking stone having the inside filled with crystals |
inter | to put into the earth, to bury something |
geography | science dealing with the surface of the earth, its physical features |
Mediterranean | middle of the earth, a sea in the middle of the earth |
geocentric | regarding the earth as the center |
terrain | ground, earth's surface materials |
extra-terrestrial | coming from outside the limits of earth, outer space |
territory | the land and waters under the rule of a nation, state, ruler, etc... |
terrier | a hunting dog that durrows/digs into the earth |
terrarium | an enclosure in which to keep small land animals |
terra cotta | clay found in teh earth used for pottery adn sculpture |