Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes: Science Word Parts

Someone who enjoys gazing up at the stars is a called a(n)

• geologist

• biologist

• biographer

• astronomer

Someone who is a shining example of a leader in the community could be called a

• dignitary

• luminary

• mayor

• celebrity

Taking an antibiotic medicine will kill (anti) a _____ (bio) virus in your body.

• live

• dead

• bad

• harmless

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants transform ______ (photo) to energy for growth.

• motion

• water

• air

• light

A photographer uses light to capture still images, while a cinematographer captures _______ images.

• large

• small

• moving

• important

A snowglobe is a tiny version of something that might happen in the real world, so it could be called a _________.

• microcosm

• macrocosm

• hemisphere

• microscope

Physiology is a study of the way in which

• planets move in their orbit.

• body parts function.

• water behaves.

• light affects plants.

A cyclone is a potentially life-threatening storm that is shaped like and moves in a(n)

• line

• arc

• circle

• cone

A hydra is an organism that lives in ______.

• water

• the sky

• a burrow in the ground

• a tree

Geothermal energy is heat (therm) found within the ____.

• ocean

• earth

• air

• blood stream