Therm - Root Words

a device used to control the temperature

• thermograph

• thermos

• thermostat

• thermometer

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A ____________ is a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories.

• thermos

• therm

• thermograph

• thermophile

Bryce used a _____________ to keep his soup warm.

• thermophile

• thermal

• thermostat

• thermos

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The human body is heated from the within therefore it is considered ____________.

• exothermic

• endothermic

• thermal

• thermophile

Match this definition to the proper word.

related to heat or temperature

• thermal

• therm

• thermostat

• exothermic

What do you call an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae.

• thermodynamic

• therm

• thermophile

• endothermic

What instrument might a nurse used to check the temperature (heat) of a patient?

• thermophile

• thermostat

• thermograph

• thermometer

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Match the definition to the proper word.

Requires heat top be absorbed from outside the body.

• thermostat

• thermophile

• endothermic

• exothermic

What device is used to automatically record (write down) changes in temperature?

• a thermostat

• a thermophile

• a thermometer

• a thermograph

Match the definition.

Caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy.

• thermograph

• thermometer

• therm

• thermodynamic