Word List: therm = heat, temperature
Vocabulary
Definitions
endothermic (adj)
heated from within the body
exothermic (adj)
requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body
therm (n)
a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories
thermal (adj)
related to heat or temperature
thermodynamic (adj) caused or operated by heat that has changed into different
forms of energy
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thermograph (n)
a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in
temperature
thermometer (n)
an instrument that measures temperature or heat
thermophile (n)
an organism that has adapted to living in very high
temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae
thermos (n)
a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your
soup; a double-walled container that keeps things warm
thermostat (n)
a device used to control the temperature
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Vocabulary Sort: therm
thermostat
heated from within the body
exothermic
a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup;
a double-walled container that keeps things warm
a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in
temperature
thermograph
a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories
thermophile
caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of
energy
therm
thermodynamic
endothermic
thermal
thermometer
a device used to control the temperature
an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat),
such as bacteria or algae
related to heat or temperature
an instrument that measures temperature or heat
requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body
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thermos
Read-Around Review: therm
I have the first card.
Who has the root that means heat or temperature?
I have the root therm.
Who has the word that is used to describe something that needs to be around a warm
environment to survive since it must be heated from outside of its body?
I have the word exothermic.
Who has the word that is used to describe anything that is related to heat or temperature?
I have the word thermal.
Who has the word that names something that is possibly in your lunchbox that is insulated
to keep food or drinks, such as soup or hot chocolate, warm on a cold day?
I have the word thermos.
Who has the word that describes a type of energy that is caused or operated by heat
that changes forms?
I have the word thermodynamic.
Who has the word that names a measurement that is equal to 1,000 great calories ?
I have the word therm.
Who has the word that names a device that automatically writes down changes in temperature?
I have the word thermograph.
Who has the word that names an organism that loves very high temperatures?
I have the word thermophile.
Who has the word that describes an animal that can warm itself from within its body?
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I have the word endothermic.
Who has the word that names the instrument used by parents and doctors to figure out
if you have a fever since it shows changes in temperature or body heat?
I have the word thermometer.
Who has the word that names the device in a home or classroom that helps you adjust
the temperature so that it is not too hot or too cold?
I have the word thermostat.
Who has the first card?
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Date _________________________________________
Vocabulary Quiz: therm
Shade in the bubble for the correct word.
1. Most reptiles need to be kept on heat rocks.Therefore, what are they?
A) exothermic
B) endothermic
C) thermodynamic D) thermos
2. Scientists measure heat in these units of measurement.
A) thermos
B) thermals
C) thermostats
D) therms
3. Having one of these is useful on a long road trip if it is very cold and you want to drink
some hot chocolate.
A) thermostat
B) thermometer
C) thermograph
D) thermos
4. If this is broken, then your home will usually be very cold or very hot.
A) thermometer
B) thermos
C) thermostat
D) thermodynamic
5. Living things that can keep themselves warm from within their bodies are described as
being which of the following?
A) endothermic
B) exothermic
C) thermodynamic D) thermal
6. Which word describes a type of blanket that keeps people very warm?
A) thermostatic
B) thermal
C) thermographic
D) thermophile
7. Some scientists keep track of temperature changes by studying the recordings on which
machine?
A) thermograph
B) thermostat
C) thermometer
D) thermos
8. The nurse checked Brittany’s temperature with this instrument.
A) thermometer
B) thermos
C) therm
D) thermostat
9. You will find many of these in hot, humid places where there is moisture and heat most
of the time.
A) thermophiles
B) exothermics
C) thermostats
D) therms
10. Things that work because of energy created by heat are described as being which of the
following?
A) thermonuclear B) thermodynamic C) thermal
D) therms
11. When measuring heat, a change of 3,000 calories could also be described as a change of three
_____________________.
12. You will rarely find _____________________ animals roaming around the Arctic Circle with bare skin.
13. “Ms. Graves, can we please turn up the heat on the _____________________? It’s cold in here!”
14. The commercial said that the new _____________________ could keep soup warm for 12 hours!
15. Bacteria are an example of _____________________, since they grow in heat.
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Write the correct word on the line so the sentence makes sense.