What Suffix Should Be Added to the Root Ster to Make

question 82

Multiple Choice

What suffix should be added to the root ster to make a word that means resembling a solid substance?

• A) -oid
• B) -al
• C) -ose
• D) -osis

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Definitions:

Lava Domes

Rounded, bulbous mounds of viscous lava that are formed by the slow eruption of lava from a volcano.

Lava Fountain

A jet of molten lava that is ejected into the air from a volcanic vent.

Pyroclastic Column

A dense cloud of hot ash, gas, and volcanic matter that rises above a volcano during an explosive eruption.

Lava Dome

A dome-shaped mountain or hill of at least partly solidified lava generally of felsic to intermediate composition.