Latin Roots: aqua & terra water & earth Vocabulary Construction – Unit 3 Latin Roots: aqua & terra water & earth by Marcia Timmel Art by Phillip Martin

of, or having to do with water aqua of, or having to do with water

of, or having to do with land or earth terra of, or having to do with land or earth

1. aquatic 1. (adj.)activities having to do with water

2. aquaculture 2. (n.) cultivation of plants in water; commercial cultivation of fish.

3. aqua 3. (n.) a light blue green color

4. aquarium 4. a tank for water, plants, fish or animals

5. aqueduct 5. (n.) a conduit for carrying water

6. terrain 6. (n. ) a land area described by a specific feature

7. territory 7. (n.) the land over which a government exercises control; a specific area

8. terrestrial 8. (adj) belonging to the planet Earth; pertaining to the land

9. terrace 9. (n) A raised level space with sloping sides; (v) to form into or provide with a terrace.

10. terra Firma 10. solid ground