Prefix GEO Quiz

Which word means the study of the Earth's surface?

• geologist

• geology

• geographer

• geography

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Someone who studies the Earth's surface is called a _____.

• geologist

• geology

• geographer

• geography

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word means a science that deals with the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks?

• geologist

• geology

• geographer

• geography

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the name of a person who studies rocks, minerals, and Earth's landforms?

• geologist

• geology

• geographer

• geography

Which word means mathematics dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids?

• geode

• geometry

• geosphere

• geometer

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

Which word means an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside?

• geode

• geometry

• geosphere

• geometer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a mathematician that specializes in geometry called?

• geode

• geometry

• geosphere

• geometer

Which word refers to the mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust?

• geode

• geosphere

• geometry

• geometer

Which word means related to the heat of the earth's interior?

• geothermal

• geoscience

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means any of the sciences that focus on the study of the earth?

• geothermal

• geoscience

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A