Greek Roots
9 Questions
| Attempts: 181
Students need to define a word based on its root
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What is a root that means "earth"?
- A.
Aero
- B.
Geo
- C.
Bio
Correct Answer
B. Geo -
- 2.
What is the meaning of the word hydrate?
- A.
To provide water for somebody or something in order to reestablish or maintain a correct fluid balance
- B.
To play with water
- C.
To study the earth
Correct Answer
A. To provide water for somebody or something in order to reestablish or maintain a correct fluid balance -
- 3.
Which word means "the study of life"?
- A.
Geology
- B.
Biology
- C.
Orthology
Correct Answer
B. Biology -
- 4.
Which word means the study of the way things fly through the air?
- A.
Aeronautics
- B.
Astrology
- C.
Flightology
Correct Answer
A. Aeronautics -
- 5.
What is the meaning of claustrophobia?
- A.
Fear of the dark
- B.
Fear of heights
- C.
Fear of being in enclosed spaces
Correct Answer
C. Fear of being in enclosed spaces -
- 6.
What does an orthodontist do?
- A.
Helps your back
- B.
Fixes your bones
- C.
Straightens/ corrects teeth
Correct Answer
C. Straightens/ corrects teeth -
- 7.
What is the meaning of the root of the word bicycle?
- A.
Two
- B.
Repeating
- C.
Circular
Correct Answer
C. Circular -
- 8.
Which root means small?
- A.
Macro
- B.
Micro
- C.
Graph
Correct Answer
B. Micro -
- 9.
What does the root in the word graphic mean?
- A.
A picture
- B.
Draw/write
- C.
Paper
Correct Answer
B. Draw/write -
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