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WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots and Affixes: Science Word Parts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
The cosmos is the ordered universe or _________.
world
community
country
waterway
The (nonscientific) belief in and study of the effect the position of stars has on the impact the lives and actions of humans is called ___________.
geology
biology
physiology
astrology
Microbiology is the study of tiny _______.
life forms
instruments
worlds
stars
Which instrument would be used for measuring the density of liquids such as water?
speedometer
odometer
pedometer
hydrometer
Kinesthetic learning takes place through
physical movement
paper and pencil testing
memorization
reviewing notes
A bioluminescent jellyfish is a sea creature (jellyfish) that
glows
emits ink
stings
swims
A hemicycle is a structure with the shape of a _________.
square
semicircle
triangle
half star
I love fossils and I love to dig in the dirt, so when I grow up I am going to be a(n) _____________.
virologist
cryptologist
geologist
oceanographer
If you want to be a doctor and heal people, you should take lots of ______ classes in high school and college.
biology
hydrology
geology
egyptology
An asterisk is a symbol that resembles a ______.
smiley face
spaceship
thumbs up
star
