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What does the Greek root "auto" mean?
life
self
draw
water
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What does the Greek root "photo" mean?
small
heat
same
light
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What does the Greek root "meter" mean?
far off
light
measure
word
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What does the Greek root "bio" mean?
life
writing
heat
viewing
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What does the Greek root "graph" mean?
same
draw/write
time
art, science, skill
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What does biography mean?
spending a lifetime writing
a story told with illustrations and photographs
a written story about a person's life
something written in two sections
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What does the Greek root "chron" mean?
small
word
time
water
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The root of chronological is chron, meaning "time." What does chronological mean?
interest
when things happen
importance
why things happen
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What does the Greek root "hydr" mean?
water
life
word
small
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What does the Greek root "micro" mean?
view
far off
heat
small
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What is the meaning of the Greek root "tele?"
view
life
hear
far off
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Telephone comes from the Greek tele meaning "far off" and phon meaning "sound." What is the meaning of telephone?
a device for sounds that are close by
a device that helps sound travel quietly
a device that helps sound travel a long way
a device for very loud sounds
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What does the Greek root "nym" mean?
light
word
small
water
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What does the Greek root "therm" mean?
self
water
heat
coldd
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Thermometer comes from the Greek therm meaning "heat" and meter meaning "measure." What does thermometer mean?
a device used for measuring temperature
a device used to monitor progress
a device used to heat up the body
a device used to measure height