Earth Unit
True or False: The roots "geo" and "terr" both mean earth.
True
True or False: The root "neuro" can mean nerves or nervous system.
True
The postmodern era took place ___________ the modern era.
After
What is a synonym for 'critiquing'?
Judging, etc.
The Pentagon is a government building with how many outer walls?
5
The ____________is the entire area of and above the earth where life can exist.
Biosphere
True or False:
The roots "mal" and "dis" mean the same thing.
False
A penitentiary is used to do what?
A feeling together with someone or something; a feeling for another person
A Roman centurion was in command of how many troops?
100
What is a word for being composed of elements of the SAME kind?
Homogenous
The study of suffering; the scientific study of the nature of disease
Pathology
Antebellum refers to the time
Before the Civil War
The writing of one's self; one's signature is called your _____________
Autograph
Marriage to one person at a time is called ___________
Monogamy
A ____________power plants convert water or steam from under the earth into electricity.
Geothermal
Her dentist told her that her problem was _____________ (within her tooth), and she would need to see a specialist soon to prevent the loss of the tooth.
Endodontic
A person fleeing from one country to another is called a __________
Refugee
A quality, especially in literature, that arouses feelings of pity
Pathos
A four-footed animal is called a ________
Quadruped
A detailed drawing (writing) on a map of the surface features of a region (place) showing their relative positions and elevations is called ____________
Topography
Hepatitis means _______
Inflammation of the liver
A synonym for guilty that utilizes the root meaning 'guilt' is ___________
Culpable
The ________was brought in to play sounds that were "written" or recorded onto the record.
Phonograph
Quincentennial