Unit 2 vocab (studying stars, water, and everything in between) Flashcards
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Bio
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Life
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chron
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time
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con
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together; with
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de
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away from
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ethno
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race
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inter
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between
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intra
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within
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macro
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large
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micro
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small
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peri
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near
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sub
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under
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geo
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earth
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aqua
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water
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aster (astro)
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star
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aster (astro)
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stard
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duct
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lead
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gen
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race
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helio
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sun
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hydro
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water
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luna
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moon
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naut
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sailor
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sol
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sun
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stella
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star
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terra
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land
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therapy
treatment
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-centric
center
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-ology
study of
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-meter
measure
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-nomy
knowledge of; system of laws
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-phobia
unreasonable fear of
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-tropism
attraction towards
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anthropology
study of human societies and cultures and their developmentsa
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aqueduct
an artificial channel for conveying water
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aquanaut
a person who swims underwater using an aqualung
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aquatic
relating to watera
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astronaut
a person who is trained to travel in a space craft
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astronomy
the branch of science which deals with celestial objects
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biology
the study of life
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chronic
persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
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chronology
order of events/dates in order of occurence
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constellation
a group of stars creating a recognizable pattern
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dehydrate
cause to lose a large amount of water
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ethnocentric
evaluating other peoples culture
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genealogy
a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
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geology
study of land
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heliocentric
having/representing the sun as the center of our solar system
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heliotropism
the direct growth of a plant in response to sunlight
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hydrotherapy
the use of exercises in a pool as a part of treatment
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Internet
a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication
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interstellar
occurring or situated between stars
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intranet
a local or restricted communications network especially a private network using world wide web software
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lunar
of, determined by or resembling moon
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lunatic
mentally ill person
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macroscopic
visible to the naked eye
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microbiology
the branch of science that deals with microorganisms
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micrometer
a gauge that measures small distances/thickness between 2 faces
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microscopic
so small as to only be visable with a microscope
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nautical
of or concerning sailors or navigation; maritiner
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perimeter
the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure
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solar
relating to or determined by the sun
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stellar
relating to a star or stars
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subterranean
existing, occurring or done under the earth's surface
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terrestrial
of, on, or relating to the earth
