Vocab Practice: graph root

Front

Scientists used a _________ to measure the magnitude of the earthquake, a 7.2.

Back

seismograph

Answer explanation

Movement of the earth is seismic activity.

Front

When photography was first invented, people had to stand still for several minutes while the camera recorded the light and image.

Back

photography

Answer explanation

Photo is a root as well. It means "light." What other wrds use "photo" as a root?

Front

Careful with records; a scratch can hinder the _________ from reading the music.

Back

phonograph

Answer explanation

Phono is a root that means sound, just like in telephone.

Front

This assignment should have at least 4 _________.

Back

paragraphs

Answer explanation

Front

A _________ can be confusing out of context. Without a picture or a sentence, I can't tell which meaning is correct.

Back

homograph

Answer explanation

Homo means same and graph means writing.

Front

America was named after a person in cartography who named the new map part after Amerigo Vespucci.

Back

cartography

Answer explanation

What do you think they call a person who makes maps?

Front

The _________ I read about Dave Grohl was fascinating.

Back

biography

Answer explanation

"bio" means life

Front

In college, if your papers don't have a _________ showing all the sources used, you won't get graded.

Back

bibliography

Answer explanation

biblio is a root that means book

Front

Excited to meet Dwayne Johnson and ask for a signature, but he didn't have time for my _________.

Back

autograph

Answer explanation

Front

I don't think anyone would want to read my _________ because I don't have many interesting stories to write about myself.

Back

autobiography

Answer explanation

Auto, like automatic means by itself. Bio means life.