If a train is transcontinental, how does it travel?
A) over the continent
B) across the continent
C) under the continent
D) up the continent
B
Explanation: The answers all indicate that the root in the term means "continent." The prefix trans- means "across or through." The prefix meaning "under" is sub- or hypo-, and "over" is epi-.
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