Vocabulary Quiz 1

Which word means "a system of government by the whole population"?

• Democracy

• Speedometer

• Microcosm

• Megaphone

What is the term for an instrument used to measure speed?

• Thermometer

• Speedometer

• Barometer

• Microphone

Which word refers to a device used to see very small objects?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Microphone

• Megaphone

What is the term for a small organism, especially a bacterium?

• Microbe

• Microphone

• Microcosm

• Megaphone

Which word means "the study of celestial objects and the universe"?

• Astrology

• Astronomy

• Asteroid

• Atmosphere

What is the term for a person trained to travel in a spacecraft?

• Astronomer

• Astrologer

• Astronaut

• Asteroid

Which word refers to a device used to measure atmospheric pressure?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Speedometer

• Microphone

What is the term for an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone?

• Microcosm

• Disaster

• Symphony

• Paragraph

Which word means "a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme"?

• Paragraph

• Book

• Microphone

• Symphony

What is the term for a device used to amplify sound?

• Microphone

• Megaphone

• Telephone

• Microcosm