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Crct Science Review
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geo | Earth |
| Bio | life |
| Hydro | Water |
| Pyro | Fire |
| Micro | small |
| Mega | large |
| Magneto | magnetic |
| Astro | space |
| Electro | electricity |
| Lith | rock |
| Therm | temperature/heat |
| Cryo | cold |
| Nimbo | rain |
| Photo | light |
| Meta | change |
| Solar | sun |
| Lunar | moon |
| Baro | weight |
| Super/Ultra/Hyper | more than |
| Sub | under |
| Intrusive | inside |
| Extrusive | outside |
| Bi/DI | two |
| Poly/Multi | many |
| Tri | Three |
| Un/In/Non/Mis | Not |
| Mono/Uni | one |
| Quad | four |
| Penta | five |
| Octo | eight |
| Omni | all |
| Re | again |
| Iso | equal |
| Homo | same |
| Hetero | different |
| Paleo/Archeo | ancient(old) |
| Seismo | earthquake |
| Volcan/Vulcan | volcano |
| Meso | middle |
| Neo | new |
| Chrom | time |
| Strato | layers |
| Sphere | ball shaped |
| Pro | forward/positive |
| Infra | being or belonging to |
| Pre | before |
| Trans | across/beyond/travel |
| Audio | to hear |
| Hypo | less than |
| Tele | distance/travel |
| Organic | when something contains carbon and is found in living things |
| Inoganic | something does not contain carbon and is a non living thing, like certain and all minerals |