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Greek Roots - geo, therm, crat/cracy, meter

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a device used to control the temperature

a)

thermometer

b)

thermostat

c)

geography

2.
related to heat or temperature
a)
thermal
b)

thermometer

c)
themostat
3.
an instrument that measures temperature or heat
a)
thermometer
b)
thermograph
c)
thermostat
4.
a device used to control the temperature
a)
thermostat
b)
thermograph
c)
thermometer
5.
therm = __________
a)

heat, hot, temperature

b)
life
c)

earth

6.

The Greek root meter- means

a)

measure

b)

earth

c)

heat

7.
Which root means "earth"?
a)
geo
b)
auto
c)
jur
8.

geode

a)

a hollow rock lined with crystals

b)

the study of the Earth

c)

heat or hot

9.

geometry

a)

study of the earth and its history recorded in rocks

b)

study of space and the planets

c)

math that involves measuring shapes and lines

10.

What does the Greek root "meter" mean?

a)

far off

b)

light

c)

measure

11.

crat/cracy

a)

rule, power, government

b)

man, mankind

c)

look at, examine

12.

geography

a)

study of the Earth's surface

b)

the measure of heat

c)

shapes and lines

13.

centimeter

a)

unit of measurement in the metric system; one hundredth of a meter

b)

to measure shapes

c)

heat or hot

14.

democracy

a)

king or queen

b)

government in which the people rule

c)

a powerful family

15.

aristocrat

a)

study of the Earth

b)

to vote

c)

A member of a rich and powerful family

16.

autocrat

a)

one person with total power

b)

heat or hot

c)

measurement