<p> Earth/Environmental Science Essential Prefixes and Suffixes</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><p>PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE(S) Bio- Life</p><p>Geo- Geology, Geography</p><p>All Pangaea</p><p>Hemi- Hemisphere</p><p>Therm- Heat, Temperature</p><p>Hydr- Hydrosphere, Hydrothermic</p><p>Pressure Barometer, Isobar</p><p>Two Dioxide, Divergent</p><p>Iso- Isobar, Isotherm</p><p>Con- Together</p><p>Stone Lithosphere</p><p>Meteor- Meteorology</p><p>Seismo- Seismograph In- In</p><p>Out Extrusive</p><p>Epi- Epicenter</p><p>Cena- Recent</p><p>Meso- Mesozoic, Mesosphere</p><p>Ancient Paleozoic</p><p>Terr-, Terra- Terrestrial</p><p>Fore- Before</p><p>Bath- Batholith</p><p>Sun Heliocentric</p><p>Stratus- Layers, Spreading out</p><p>Tropo- Turning, Change</p><p>Proto- Protostar</p><p>Topo- Place, Area Petro- Petroleum, petroglyph</p><p>Animal Zooplankton, zoology Photo- Photosynthesis, photograph Phytoplankton Plant</p><p>One, all universe</p><p>SUFFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE(S) Round Geosphere, Atmosphere</p><p>-logy Geology, Biology</p><p>Instrument for recording Seismograph</p><p>-meter Barometer, Hygrometer -onomy Knowledge of -plankton float Earth/Environmental Science Essential Prefixes and Suffixes Answer Key</p><p>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.</p><p>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-</p><p>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</p>