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Science - Week 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| seismo | earth |
| seismology | the study of earthquakes and volcanoes |
| pluto | infernal region |
| pluton | hot, fiery objects ejected from volcanoes |
| per | through |
| performation | a hole or series of holes punched or bored through something, especially a hole in a series, separating sections in a sheet or roll |
| stalaktos | drip |
| stalactites | an icicle-shaped mineral deposit hanging from the ceilign of a cavern, formed from he dripping of mineral-rich water |
| stalagma | drop |
| stalagmites | a conical mineral deposit built up on the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water |
| porus | opening, pore |
| porosity | the percentage of the volume of a material's pores, such as a rock |
| anthropo | man |
| anthropology | the study of human beings and their ancestors through time |
| ignis | fire |
| igneous rock | rocks formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials |
| mono | one |
| monochromatic | having or appearing to have only one color |
| proteros | former |
| proterozoic | relating to the geological era from which the oldest forms of life date |