Morphology Unit 4: All Around We Go

What does the term 'cycle' refer to?

• A single event that happens once

• A one-time occurrence

• A set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order

• A random series of events

Which word describes a storm with very high winds that turn around in an area of low-pressure?

• Circumference

• Cyclone

• Circumstance

• Circuit

What is the meaning of 'circumference'?

• The area inside a circle

• The length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape

• The diameter of a circle

• The radius of a circle

What does 'circumvent' mean?

• To follow a straight path

• To get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

• To go directly through something

• To avoid something by ignoring it

What does 'concentric' mean?

• When two or more objects are perpendicular

• When two or more objects are parallel

• When two or more objects share the same center point

• When two or more objects are far apart

What does eccentric mean?

• being in the center of everything

• tending to act in strange or unusual ways

• circiling around a topic

• electric

What does the root cycl- mean?

• circle

• middle

• length of the outer edge of a circle

What do the roots cir- and circum- mean?

• circle

• around

• middle

What do the roots centr- and center mean?

• around

• middle

• cycle

What does the word circumference mean?

• the length of a line that goes around a square

• the length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape

• The length of a tape measure

• a line