Roots
All About Time
Right Here, Right Now
Science, in English Class?
What am I? Invisible?!
100

This Greek root word means water.

What is Hydr?

100

This noun is defined as, "a description of events in the order that they happened."

What is chronicle?

100

This noun is defined as a place or position.

What is location?

100

This is the scientific study of Earth, especially as recorded by rocks.

What is geology?

100

Even if you haven't been somewhere, you can do this and form a mental image of something; imagine, the place.

What is visualize?

200

This Latin root word means time.

What is Temp?

200

If something can be described by this adjective, then that means it's occurring for a limited amount of time and not permanent.

What is temporary?

200

If something can be described by this adjective then it is relating to or occurring in a particular area, city, or town; located or living nearby.

What is local?

200

This word is defined as the study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observations.

What is science?

200

Driving to LA from Stockton on the I-5, you have lots of opportunities to pull off the highway for a pleasing view view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening.

What is a vista?

300

This Greek root word means time.

What is Chron?

300

Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and Billie Eilish are all musicians that can be described using this adjective.

What is contemporary?

300

This Latin root word means place.

What is loc?

300

Have a headache? You don't need one of these, written by a medical doctor, to purchase medications like ibuprofen and acetaminophen. 

What is a prescription?

300

We need more of these in the world, a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.

What is a visionary?

400

There are two roots meaning water; one is Greek and one is Latin.

What are hydr and aqua/aqu?

400

On Sunday, November 2, 59,226 runners completed the New York City Marathon. Time keepers likely used this device to record how long it took the runners' to complete the 26.2 mile race.

What is a chronograph?

400

This verb, with the root loc, is a synonym for the verb give.

What is allocate?

400

If you're interested in studying this weather phenomenon, which are often extremely large, powerful, and destructive with very high winds that turn around in an area of low pressure, you should probably move to a state like Kansas, Oklahoma, or Texas.


What are cyclones?

400

This group of people gather to watch a performance or public event.

What is audience? 

500

This root word is commonly used in the title of academic subjects.

What is ology?

500

This adjective is how history and social studies textbooks are organized.

What is chronological?

500

Which word, with the root loc, describes the injures NFL players Jayden Daniels and Cam Skattebo experienced, just in two different body parts. Daniels' elbow and Skattebo's ankle.

What is dislocate (or dislocation)?

500

Water is required for this type of renewable energy.

What is hydroelectricity (hydroelectric)?

500

Although they might not be visible, you could still know someone or something is there if they're this: a word meaning able to be heard.

What is audible?