In science, terminology is very important. Sometimes you only need
to know part of a word to determine its meaning. For example, biomeans “life” and –logy means “study of”; therefore, biology means
the study of life. The following is a list of prefixes/suffixes and their
meanings. You will need to know the meaning of each. You will
have a prefix quiz every THURSDAY on five of these terms.
a, an
millicentidecakilo-
macromicrocircumdiascien-
Prefix/Suffix
-oxy-, -oxi
barcyclalti-sphere
tropostratomesothermexo-
Without
Atypical
Thousandth
Hundredth
Ten
Thousand
Milligram
Centimeter
Decade
Kilometer
Visible
Small, minute
Around
Across
To know
Macroscopic
Microscope
Circumference
Diameter
Scientific
Meaning
Word
Oxygen
Pressure
Circular
High
Round
Oxidation
Barometer
Cyclone
Altitude
Biosphere
Changing
Spread out
Middle
Heat
Outer, outside
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesozoic
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Name ___________________________
Class _______________
Quarter
ultraradia-duccon-graph-
Beyond
Rays
To carry
With
To write
Ultrasound
Radiation
Ductile
Convection
Paragraph
-cumulusaltocirroaernimbo-, -nimbus
Heap, mass
Medium
High
Air
Rain
Cirrocumulus
Altostratus
Cirrostratus
Aerodynamic
Nimbostratus
One
Two
Three
Two
Many
Unicellular
Bisect
Triangle
Dichotomous
Multicellular
unibitridimulti-
1 2 3 4
For the final prefix quiz of the quarter, the student will decode
specific scientific terminology and demonstrate an understanding of
their meanings. Testing terms will consist of prefixes and suffixes
covered this quarter.