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:
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
Earth, Land (use
twice)
Earthquake

Having to do
with measuring
Helio-
Bar-

Equal

Intrusive

Ex-


Biology,
Biosphere
Cenozoic

Convergent


Depth
Light





First form of
Foreshock
Phyto-graph
Uni-

Above

Astronomy



Di-


Half
PREFIX
Bio-


Stratosphere
Thermometer,
Thermosphere
Litho-

Things in the air

Middle

Topographic

Paleo-

Troposhere


PanZooplankton

Water

Science, Theory,
Study


Rock
Zoo-
EXAMPLE(S)
Life
Geology, Geography
All
Hemi-
Pangaea
Hemisphere
Heat, Temperature
Hydr-
Hydrosphere, Hydrothermic
Pressure
Barometer, Isobar
Two
Dioxide, Divergent
IsoCon-
-sphere
MEANING
Geo-
Therm-

Isobar, Isotherm
Together
Stone
Lithosphere
Meteor-
Meteorology
Seismo-
Seismograph
In-
In
Out
EpiCena-
Epicenter
Recent
Meso-
Mesozoic, Mesosphere
Ancient
Terr-, TerraFore-
Before
Batholith
Sun
Stratus-
Layers, Spreading out
Tropo-
Turning, Change
Proto-
Heliocentric
Protostar
Place, Area
Petro-
Petroleum, petroglyph
Animal
Photo-
Zooplankton, zoology
Photosynthesis, photograph
Plant
SUFFFIX
Paleozoic
Terrestrial
Bath-
Topo-
Extrusive
Phytoplankton
One, all
universe
MEANING
EXAMPLE(S)
Round
Geosphere, Atmosphere
-logy
Geology, Biology
Instrument for recording
-meter
Seismograph
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
BioGeoPanHemiThermHydrBar-, BaroDiIsoConLithoMeteorSeismoInExEpiCenaMesoPaleoTerr-, TerraForeBathHelioStratusTropoProtoTopoPetroZooPhytoSUFFFIX
-sphere
-logy
-graph
-meter
-onomy
MEANING
Life
Earth, Land
All
Half
Heat, Temperature
Water
Pressure
Two
Equal
Together
Stone
Things in the air
Earthquake
In
Out
Above
Recent
Middle
Ancient
Earth, Land
Before
Depth
Sun
Layers, Spreading out
Turning, Change
First form of
Place, Area
MEANING
Round
Science, Theory, Study
Instrument for recording
Having to do with measuring
Knowledge of
EXAMPLE(S)
Biology, Biosphere
Geology, Geography
Pangaea
Hemisphere
Thermosphere, Thermometer
Hydrosphere, Hydrothermic
Barometer, Isobar
Dioxide, Divergent
Isobar, Isotherm
Convergent
Lithosphere
Meteorology
Seismograph
Intrusive
Extrusive
Epicenter
Cenozoic
Mesozoic, Mesosphere
Paleozoic
Terrestrial
Foreshock
Batholith
Heliocentric
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Protostar
Topographic
EXAMPLE(S)
Geosphere, Atmosphere
Geology, Biology
Seismograph
Barometer, Hygrometer
Astronomy