Vocabulary Lesson 22: --geo-: Greek root meaning "earth, world"
Real World Word: Voila: French for" There it is! Behold! Voila! Lunch is served!
Wicked Word of the Week: dovetail: To fit together well. Our plans dovetailed. Carpenters sometimes dovetail the corners of drawers without using nails or screws.
" Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." W. B. Yeats
| 1. apogee: away from earth: That point in the orbit of the moon at the greatest distance from the earth; the farthest or highest point. | 11. Voila: French for: There it is! Behold! |
| 2.geode: A stone having a cavity lined with crystals of quartz or other minerals | 12. dovetail: To fit together well |
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3.geolyph: earth carving: The Nazca Lines in Peru, s. America, are unusual
geoglyphs in the shapes of gigantic animals and geometric designs carved
into the stony desert. See at
http://www.peru-explorer.com/nasca.htm |
13. Geothermal systems: systems that transfer energy found just below the earth's surface into a building through well water or a ground loop and can heat the building's water. Geothermal systems main energy source is the sun and earth, supplies are free and unlimited. |
| 4. geography: earth writing: The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity | 14. Geothermal springs: Springs found deep in the earth in which the molten rock of the earth's interior trnasmits heat upward through solid rock to ground water which has penetrated to that depth. This hot water forces its way upward through fissures and fractures, warming rocks and water as it goes A hot spring forms where the hot water escapes |
| 5. geology: the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves | 15. Geocaching: treasure hunting via satellite |
| 6. geometry: earth measure: The branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties and measurements of points, lines, angles, surfaces and solids. | |
| 7. geotectonic: earth structure: Relating to form, arrangement and structure of rock masses of the earth's crust, the surface of which is broken into seven large and many small moving plates. | |
| 8.geothermal: earth heat: Of or relating to the internal heat of the earth. Houses in Iceland are heated by geothermal water. | |
| 9.George: "Of the earth"---hence, a farmer | |
| 10. biogeography: life earth write: Dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants | |