19B Stems

8. a metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters
9. the action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts
10. a cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude
11. having flowers appearing before the leaves.
12. an instrument that measures the working speed of an engine
15. a unit of explosive power equivalent to 1,000 tons
16. a countless or extremely great number

1. relating to meteors or meteorites.
2. a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
3. relating to or denoting the eon that constitutes the later part of the precambrian, between the archean eon and the cambrian period
4. an abnormally rapid heart rate
5. a gentle slope leading from the base of mountains to a region of flat land
6. to make a rustling sound
7. gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
13. an arthropod of a group that includes the centipedes, millipedes, and related animals
14. western state defined by its diverse terrain ranging from the rocky mountains to the great plains