Spelling List 15

Question 1

geology

Answer 1

the study of earth and rocks

Question 2

photography

Answer 2

the art of taking pictures

Question 3

periscope

Answer 3

an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight.

Question 4

telephone

Answer 4

a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.

Question 5

thermos

Answer 5

a container that keeps a drink or other fluid hot or cold by means of a double wall enclosing a vacuum.

Question 6

zoology

Answer 6

the scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.

Question 7

photoshythesis

Answer 7

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

Question 8

stethoscope

Answer 8

a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone’s heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest, and two tubes connected to earpieces.

Question 9

telegraph

Answer 9

a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.

Question 10

thermostat

Answer 10

a device that automatically regulates temperature, or that activates a device when the temperature reaches a certain point.

Question 11

meteorology

Answer 11

the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

Question 12

photocopy

Answer 12

a photographic copy of printed or written material produced by a process involving the action of light on a specially prepared surface.

Question 13

telescope

Answer 13

an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.

Question 14

television

Answer 14

a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education.

Question 15

thermal

Answer 15

relating to heat

Question 16

phonology

Answer 16

the study of speech and sounds

Question 17

photogenic

Answer 17

looking attractive in photographs or on film.

Question 18

microscopic

Answer 18

so small as to be visible only with a microscope.

Question 19

teleport

Answer 19

(especially in science fiction) transport or be transported across space and distance instantly.

Question 20

thermalize

Answer 20

attain or cause to attain thermal equilibrium with the environment.