Test 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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Interstellar
A
Between the stars
2
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Astral
A
Pertaining to stars
3
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Astron
A
Star ( Greek )
4
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Stellate
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Star-shaped
5
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Stellascope
A
Instrument for looking at the stars; astronomical telescope
8
Q
Lone stone
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Monolith
9
Q
Hard, stone-like, rocky
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Petrous
11
Q
Stella
A
Star (Latin)
12
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Stellar
A
Pertaining to a star, or stars
14
Q
New or late Stone Age
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Neolithic
15
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Ancient stone age after the eolithic period
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Paleolithic
16
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Large stone
A
Megalith
17
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Study of rocks or stone
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Lithology
18
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Annuity
A
Amount of money paid yearly
19
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Annals
A
Historical events recorded year by year
20
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Perennial
A
Through the years
21
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Made into stone
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Petrified
22
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Name which means “ reliable like a rock”
A
Peter
23
Q
Oil from rocks
A
Petroleum
25
Q
Rock carving
A
Petroglyph
26
Q
Constellation
A
Group of stars
27
Q
Astronaut
A
Star sailor
28
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Writing about rocks
A
Petrography
29
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Aster
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Star-shaped flower
30
Astrodome
Covered stadium where sports stars perform
31
Astronomer
One who names the stars
32
Asteroid
In the form of a star
34
Astrologer
One who gets knowledge from stars
37
Lithos
Stone (Greek)
41
Annus
Year (Latin)
43
Picture drawn on stone
Lithograph
52
Petros
Rock, or Stone (Greek)
