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The suffix “-ology” means “the study of”.

The related root “-ologist” means “one who studies [a particular area].”

What are more “-ology” and “-ologist” words?

volcanologist one who studies

volcanoes

volcanology

the study of volcanoes

What “-ology” word describes the study of animals, such as those that might be

found in a zoo?

The suffix “-ology” means “the study of”.

Can you use those roots to make the name of a person who studies interactions between organisms and their home/environment?

The Greek word oikos means “house.”

The suffix“-ologist” means “one who

studies [a particular area]”.

What word can you make with those roots that name the study of God and religious belief?

The Greek word theos means “god”.

The suffix

“-ology” means “the study of”.

Can you use those roots to name a person who

studies the earth?

The Greek word gē means “earth.”

The suffix “-ologist” means “one who studies

[a particular area]”.

What “-ology” word names the

study of a culture’s myths

and legends?

The suffix “-ology” means “study of.”

What “-ologist”

word names a person who

studies insects?

The Greek word entomon refers to insects.

The suffix “-ologist” means “one who studies.”

What “-ology” word names the study of

the scientific application of

technical knowledge?

The suffix “-ology” means “the study of.”

What “-ologist” word names a person who studies living things?

The root “-ologist” means “one who studies.”

The Greek anthropos means “human being.”

The suffix “-ology” means “the study of.”

What “-ology” word names the

study of the development and

cultural history of human beings?

What “-ologist” word names a

person who studies the atmosphere and its affects on Earth?

The suffix “-ologist” means

“one who studies.”

The prefix “-ology” means “the study of.”

What “-ology” word names the study of

human activity in the past, often through the examination of

artifacts?

What “-ologist” word names people who

study crimes and crime

scenes?

The prefix “-ologist” means “one who studies.”

What “-ology” word names the

study of the climates of the

world?

The suffix “-ology” can mean “the study of.”

The Greek word psykhe can mean “mind.” The root “-ologist” means “one who studies”.

What “-ologist” word names a

person who studies the mind

and how it works.

What word names a person who studies the shaking of the earth caused by earthquakes?

The Greek word seismos means “a shaking”.

The prefix “-ologist” means “one who studies”.