RUPT
Give the root meaning for rupt.
break or burst
Give the root meaning for port.
To carry
Give the root meaning for therm.
Heat
Give the root meaning for tract.
Draw or pull.
Which rupt word means “to send out lava or ash suddenly”?
Erupt
Which port word means “to bring goods into a country”?
Import
Which therm word names a container that keeps liquids hot or cold?
Thermos
Which tract word means “to remove by pulling out”?
Extract
Define corrupt in five words or fewer, using the root meaning.
"cause moral breakdown" or "lead to moral decline" accept teacher judgment.
Define portable in five words or fewer, using the root meaning.
Example: "can be carried easily" (or "able to be carried")
Define thermal in five words or fewer, using the root meaning.
Example: "related to or caused by heat" (or "keeps or uses heat")
Define traction in five words or fewer, using the root meaning.
Example: "grip between a tire and road" (or "friction that provides grip").
Use interrupt in a sentence that shows its meaning.
Example sentence: "Please do not interrupt me while I'm reading aloud."
Write a sentence using transport that shows it means “carry people or goods.”
Example sentence: "The bus will transport students to the museum."
Explain what hypothermia is in one sentence.
Example explanation: "Hypothermia is when the body becomes dangerously cold because it loses heat faster than it can make it."
Use subtract correctly in a math-context sentence.
Example: "If you subtract 12 from 47, you get 35."
Explain how rupture and erupt are related using the root meaning
Both words include rupt meaning "break"; erupt = break out suddenly (volcano breaks out), rupture = a break or tear.
Compare export and import: which moves goods out and which moves goods in?
export = carry goods out of a country; import = carry goods into a country.
Describe one real-world example of geothermal energy.
Example: "A geothermal power plant uses heat from deep underground to make steam that drives turbines to produce electricity."
Create an analogy: attract is to pull toward as detract is to _____ (complete and explain in one sentence).
Complete analogy: "detract is to pull away" — explanation: detract pulls away value or attention, the opposite direction of attract.