Earth/Environmental Science

Earth/Environmental Science Essential Prefixes and Suffixes

In the space below, fill in the prefix or suffix, the meaning, and the examples in the blank boxes below. Use the word bank if you need help.

Word Bank:  Earth, Land  Having to do  Above  -sphere (use twice) with measuring  Astronomy  Earthquake  Helio-  Stratosphere  Thermometer,  Bar-  Equal  Intrusive Thermosphere  Biology,  Ex-  Litho-  Things in the air Biosphere  Cenozoic  First form of  Middle  Topographic  Foreshock  Convergent  Paleo-  Troposhere  Phyto-  Depth  -graph  Pan-  Water  Light  Uni-  Zooplankton  Rock  Science,  Di-  Half  Zoo- Theory, Study

PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE(S) Bio- Life

Geo- Geology, Geography

All Pangaea

Hemi- Hemisphere

Therm- Heat, Temperature

Hydr- Hydrosphere, Hydrothermic

Pressure Barometer, Isobar

Two Dioxide, Divergent

Iso- Isobar, Isotherm

Con- Together

Stone Lithosphere

Meteor- Meteorology

Seismo- Seismograph In- In

Out Extrusive

Epi- Epicenter

Cena- Recent

Meso- Mesozoic, Mesosphere

Ancient Paleozoic

Terr-, Terra- Terrestrial

Fore- Before

Bath- Batholith

Sun Heliocentric

Stratus- Layers, Spreading out

Tropo- Turning, Change

Proto- Protostar

Topo- Place, Area Petro- Petroleum, petroglyph

Animal Zooplankton, zoology Photo- Photosynthesis, photograph Phytoplankton Plant

One, all universe

SUFFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE(S) Round Geosphere, Atmosphere

-logy Geology, Biology

Instrument for recording Seismograph

-meter Barometer, Hygrometer -onomy Knowledge of -plankton float Earth/Environmental Science Essential Prefixes and Suffixes Answer Key

In the space below, fill in the prefix or suffix, the meaning, and the examples in the blank boxes below. Use the word bank if you need help.

PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE(S) Bio- Life Biology, Biosphere Geo- Earth, Land Geology, Geography Pan- All Pangaea Hemi- Half Hemisphere Therm- Heat, Temperature Thermosphere, Thermometer Hydr- Water Hydrosphere, Hydrothermic Bar-, Baro- Pressure Barometer, Isobar Di- Two Dioxide, Divergent Iso- Equal Isobar, Isotherm Con- Together Convergent Litho- Stone Lithosphere Meteor- Things in the air Meteorology Seismo- Earthquake Seismograph In- In Intrusive Ex- Out Extrusive Epi- Above Epicenter Cena- Recent Cenozoic Meso- Middle Mesozoic, Mesosphere Paleo- Ancient Paleozoic Terr-, Terra- Earth, Land Terrestrial Fore- Before Foreshock Bath- Depth Batholith Helio- Sun Heliocentric Stratus- Layers, Spreading out Stratosphere Tropo- Turning, Change Troposphere Proto- First form of Protostar Topo- Place, Area Topographic Petro- Zoo- Phyto-

SUFFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE(S) -sphere Round Geosphere, Atmosphere -logy Science, Theory, Study Geology, Biology -graph Instrument for recording Seismograph -meter Having to do with measuring Barometer, Hygrometer -onomy Knowledge of Astronomy