Word Detectives
Which word part means people or society?
What is soci?
This word means "the study of the relationship between living things and their environment."
What is biology or ecology?
Break down the meaning of triangle using its word parts.
What is a shape with three angles/sides?
"Jane Goodall, a zoologist, spent years studying chimpanzees in Tanzania."
What does zoologist most likely mean?
What is a scientist who studies animals?
Add a word part to complete the word:
___ + ology = the study of the mind
What is psych?
In the word chronological, what does chrono mean?
What is time?
This word means "a person skilled in mechanics or technology."
What is technnician?
What does chronometer literally mean?
What is a device used to measure time?
"The students arranged the events of the book, Ghost, in chronological order."
What does chronological mean?
What is arranged by time/order of events?
Add a word part to complete the word:
___ + cycle = a vehicle with three wheels
What is tri?
In the word psychology, what does psych mean?
What is mind?
This word means "the study of human society and social behavior."
What is sociology?
What does geocentric mean?
What is Earth-centered?
"The geologist examined the layers of rock after the earthquake."
What does a geologist most likely study?
What is earth, rocks and landforms?
Add a word part to complete the word:
mono + ___ + ism = belief in one god
What is the/theo?
In the word geothermal, which root means earth?
What is geo?
This word means "belief in more than one god."
What is polytheism?
What does psychosocial literally mean?
What is relating to the mind and social behavior?
"The psychologist researched how stress affects memory."
What does a psychologist study?
What is the mind and behavior?
Add a word part to complete the word:
___ + graphy = the story of a person's life
What is bio?
In the word coexist, what does the prefix co- mean?
What is together/with?
This word means "the fear of animals."
What is zoophobia?
What does biodegradable literally mean?
What is able to be broken down by living things?
"The committee worked cooperatively to solve the problem."
What does cooperatively mean?
What is working together?
Add TWO word parts to complete the word:
___ + ___ + ology = technology involving living things
What are bio and tech?