-OLOGIES
Its name is pretty self-explanatory--it's the study of the Earth
geology
You can't get much more north than tiny Kaffeklubben Island, 20 miles off Cape Morris Jesup on this world's largest island
Greenland
Raise a toast to this man for his 19th century discoveries in microbiology & for saving the French wine industry
Pasteur
Iroquois creation myths say their land actually rests on the back of one of these reptiles
a turtle
According to a proverb, "necessity is the mother of" this
invention
It's the study of the atmosphere & weather, not of shooting stars
meteorology
Income tax evader Al Capone spent a lot of time on this island from 1934 to 1939
Alcatraz
Around 150 A.D. while working at this library city, Ptolemy wrote "Guide to Geography", the first of its kind
Alexandria
The Norse believed that after the giant Ymir died, his skull became the sky & his brains were flung into it, becoming these
Clouds
A community of nuns, or the place where they live
convent
Osteology is the branch of anatomy that deals with these body parts
bones
The 4 main regions of Oceania are Australasia, Polynesia, Melanesia & these "small islands"
Micronesia
In the 18th century Thomas Newcomen & James Watt developed this source of power
Steam
While delivering messages, Iris was said to travel along one of these
Rainbow
Body language, where your physical actions do the talking, is called this type of communication
Nonverbal
Archaeology is a subfield of this study of human beings' origins & cultures
Anthropology
Stewart Island, this country's third largest, is also called Rakiura, "The Land of Glowing Skies"
New Zealand
His important experiments included launching the 1st successful liquid propellant rocket; it only traveled 184 feet
Robert Goddard
After Phaeton crashed a sun chariot, his mournful sisters became trees & their tears became this fossil resin
Amber
The standard size for a No. 10 one of these is 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches
Envelope
There's something fishy in this branch of zoology that deals with the structure & classification of fish
icthyology
The island of Cyprus has been ruled by Greeks, Romans, Crusaders & Venetians & in 1974 was invaded by this country
Turkey
In the '70s Dennis Ritchie created this computer language & your web browser is likely written in it or in it "++"
C
This river was created when Shiva lowered a goddess slowly to the earth, guiding her across India
Ganges
Cumulonimbus clouds are often described as having a top shaped like this
Anvil