What do you think the rootsaqua, hydra, & hydro signify?

As we go through these slides, analyze each vocabulary word and think about the meaning of these three Greek roots: Aqua, hydra & hydro.

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aquamarine(noun or adjective) the blue-green color of water

-Aquamarine is the color and name of the March birthstone.-The sea is often colored aquamarine.

aquatic animals

(adjective) growing or living in water

aquatic plants

aquatic

aquarelle(noun) a painting done in transparent water color

Aquarelle, a technique of painting with transparent watercolors, was especially popular with French and English landscape painters of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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aqueduct

(noun) a pipe or channel that carries water

The aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, built by the Romans over 2,000 years ago,is made of granite blocks stacked without mortar.

The California aqueduct uses gravity to pipe water into L.A.

-A cup of coffee or tea is an aqueous solution.-We learned in science class today that an aqueous solutioncan often conduct an electric current.

(adjective) of, relating to, or made from water

aqueous

(noun) a constellation pictured as a man carrying water

Aquarius

-In Greek mythology, Aquarius was the cup bearer to the gods.-People whose birthday falls between January 21 and February 19 have Aquarius as their zodiac sign.

hydrophobia(noun) This word usually means “fear of water.”

Hydrophobia also means “rabies” because a person infected with rabies feels thirsty (wants water) all the time.

I am hydrophobic!I am scared of the water!

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In a a hydraulic dam water flowing through a dam turnsa turbine, which turns a generator.

(adjective) in engineering, the use of water to create power

hydraulic

Hydraulic machines use fluid to transmit force.

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Firefighters hook up their hosesto a fire hydrant in order to get water.

(noun) a pipe where water may be drawn

hydrant

Frost-free yard hydrantsprovide water to various locations on a farm during all seasons of the year.

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hydroponics(noun) the growing of plants in mineral water solutions,

without soil

In some places, where land is not good for farming, crops are being produced in laboratories, on rooftops and in greenhouses using hydroponic methods.

What do you think the rootsaqua, hydra, & hydro mean?

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water

What are some other words you know using the roots aqua, hydra, and hydro?

• aquarium

• aquatic center

• hydrate

• dehydrated

• hydrangea

• hydroplane

• hydrotherapy