ss vocabulary
what is a philosopher
a lover of wisdom
who was the king of the gods
Zeus
the thin and solid outermost layer above the mantle
crust
a vent or fissure in Earth's surface through which magma and gasses are expelled
volcano
a mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
dune
what is a hoplite
a heavily armed infantry solider In Ancient Greece
who is the goddess of love
Aphrodite
the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
lithosphere
an opening at the surface of earth through which volcanic material passes
vent
a large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land
glacier
what is a fen
low, wet land; a marsh or swamp
who is the god of the underworld
Hades
layer of rock between Earth's crust and core
mantle
the molten or partially molten rock material containing trapped gasses produced under Earth's surface
magma
a loose mixture of rock fragments, organic material, water, and air that can support the growth of vegetation
soil
what is a chancellor
the chief minister or secretary a king
who is the goddess of war
Athena
the liquid layer of earths core
outer core
a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
tectonic plate
the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock
fossil
what is trivium
a course of study in grammar, logic, and rhetoric
who is the god of the ocean
Poseidon
the solid dense center of our planet
inner core
a volcanically active area of Earth's surface, commonly far from a tectonic plate boundary
hot spot
a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern
crystal