Earth Science Prefixes And Roots
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Practice knowledge of science prefixes and roots used in Earth Science
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- 1.What does the prefix mean:astro-
- A.
Star; heavens
- B.
High in the air
- C.
Earth
- 2.What does the prefix mean:Meteor-
- A.
Heat, hot
- B.
Around
- C.
High in air
- 3.What does the prefix mean:Geo-
- A.
Written representation
- B.
Earth, rock
- C.
Arrangement
- 4.What does the prefix mean:-graph
- A.
Written representation
- B.
Instrument
- C.
Full
- 5.What does the prefix mean:Sub-
- A.
Arrangement
- B.
Layer
- C.
Below
- 6.What does the prefix mean:Clima-
- A.
Water
- B.
Air
- C.
Weather
- 7.What does the prefix mean:Hydro-; hydra-
- A.
Water
- B.
Air
- C.
Earth
- 8.What does the prefix mean:Eco-
- A.
Under
- B.
Nature; natural
- C.
Strong
- 9.What does the prefix mean:Litho-
- A.
Stone; strong
- B.
Earth
- C.
Below
- 10.What does the prefix mean:Atmo-
- A.
Milli
- B.
Air
- C.
Arrangement
- 11.What does the prefix mean:Bio; Bios
- A.
Life; living
- B.
Below
- C.
Above
- 12.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:-nomy
- A.
Arrangement
- B.
Stars
- C.
Above
- 13.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:-sphere
- A.
Hot
- B.
Round
- C.
Layer
- 14.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:-ology; logy
- A.
Study
- B.
Under
- C.
One that does
- 15.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:-ic
- A.
Above
- B.
Having form or characteristics of
- C.
Weather
- 16.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:-ist
- A.
One that does
- B.
Layer
- C.
Rock
- 17.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Hypo-
- A.
Below; under
- B.
Action
- C.
Before
- 18.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:In; ir; im-
- A.
Full
- B.
Capable of
- C.
Not; without
- 19.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Milli-
- A.
1/100
- B.
1/1000
- C.
1/100,000
- 20.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Centi-
- A.
1/100
- B.
1/1000
- C.
1/100,000
- 21.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Deci-
- A.
1/100
- B.
1/10
- C.
1/1000
- 22.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Deca-
- A.
1/10
- B.
1/100
- C.
10
- 23.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Hecto-
- A.
5
- B.
10
- C.
100
- 24.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Kilo-
- A.
10
- B.
100
- C.
1000
- 25.What does the prefix/suffix/root mean:Epi-
- A.
Around
- B.
Above
- C.
Below
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