Word Roots Questions
Some examples of word roots used in astronomical terms are:
- Astro- (meaning "star"): astronomy, astrophysics
- -nomy (meaning "law" or "order"): astronomy, cosmology
- -logy (meaning "study" or "science"): astrology, geology
- -sphere (meaning "ball" or "globe"): biosphere, atmosphere
- -scope (meaning "instrument for viewing"): telescope, microscope