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Anderson 8
lessons 29-30
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large group of islands, or a sea containing a large number of islands. | Archipelago |
| A deep divide or rift. | Chasm |
| The distance north or south of the equater, measured in degrees. | Latitude |
| The distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees. | Longitude |
| The lines on maps or globes that pass through the north and south poles. | Meridian |
| A broad view spanning a large area. | Panorama |
| A peice of land that projects into a body of water. | Peninsula |
| A steep cliff or overhang. | Precipice |
| Of the earth or land. | Terrestrial |
| The physical features of a reigon inlcuding mountains, plaines or rivers. | Topography |
| A metal formed by combining one metal with another metal or element. | Alloy |
| The abillity to rise or float. | Buoyancy |
| Heavenly; related to the heavens or the shy. | Celestial |
| To clot; to change from a liquid into a solid. | Coagulate |
| Able to catch fire easily. | Combustable |
| Immense and destructive fire. | Conflagration |
| The cutting apart for analisis. | Dissection |
| To purify a liquid by turning it into steam and then cooling it to the point of condensing into a liquid. | Distill |
| The science dealing with the weather and atmospheric conditions. | Meterology |
| To soak, flood, or fill thouroghly. | Saturate |