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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes: Science Word Parts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

geologist

b)

biologist

c)

biographer

d)

astronomer

2.

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

a)

dignitary

b)

luminary

c)

mayor

d)

celebrity

3.

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

a)

live

b)

dead

c)

bad

d)

harmless

4.

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

a)

motion

b)

water

c)

air

d)

light

5.

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

a)

large

b)

small

c)

moving

d)

important

6.

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

a)

microcosm

b)

macrocosm

c)

hemisphere

d)

microscope

7.

Physiology is a study of the way in which

a)

planets move in their orbit.

b)

body parts function.

c)

water behaves.

d)

light affects plants.

8.

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

a)

line

b)

arc

c)

circle

d)

cone

9.

A hydra is an organism that lives in ______.

a)

water

b)

the sky

c)

a burrow in the ground

d)

a tree

10.

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

a)

ocean

b)

earth

c)

air

d)

blood stream

11.

The cosmos is the ordered universe or _________.

a)

world

b)

community

c)

country

d)

waterway

12.

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 ___________.

a)

geology

b)

biology

c)

physiology

d)

astrology

13.

Microbiology is the study of tiny _______.

a)

life forms

b)

instruments

c)

worlds

d)

stars

14.

Which instrument would be used for measuring the density of liquids such as water?

a)

speedometer

b)

odometer

c)

pedometer

d)

hydrometer

15.

Kinesthetic learning takes place through

a)

physical movement

b)

paper and pencil testing

c)

memorization

d)

reviewing notes

16.

A bioluminescent jellyfish is a sea creature (jellyfish) that

a)

glows

b)

emits ink

c)

stings

d)

swims

17.

A hemicycle is a structure with the shape of a _________.

a)

square

b)

semicircle

c)

triangle

d)

half star

18.

I love fossils and I love to dig in the dirt, so when I grow up I am going to be a(n) _____________.

a)

virologist

b)

cryptologist

c)

geologist

d)

oceanographer

19.

If you want to be a doctor and heal people, you should take lots of ______ classes in high school and college.

a)

biology

b)

hydrology

c)

geology

d)

egyptology

20.

An asterisk is a symbol that resembles a ______.

a)

smiley face

b)

spaceship

c)

thumbs up

d)

star