Aster/Astro/Stella

What do the root words aster/astro/stella mean?

• Planets

• Moon

• Star

• Space

Johnathan wanted to become an _____________ because he enjoyed learning about the moon, stars, and planets.

• astronomer

• astrology

• astronaut

• Asterozoa

The craters on the moon were formed by ______________________ (s). Some believe that they also wiped out the dinosaurs.

• asterisk
• asteroid
• statute
• astrology

What does this illustrate?

• astrolabe
• interstellar
• astrology
• asterisk

A person who travels into outer space in a spacecraft is called an ____________.

• astronaut
• astronomer
• asterisk
• asteroid

A minor planet; one of thousands of small bodies that circle the sun is called an __________.

• asteroid
• astronomer
• astronaut
  
• asterisk

A person who studies stars, planets, and other objects in outer space is called an ____________.

• astronomer
• astronaut
• asterisk
• astronomy

a group of stars

• Asterisk

• Stellar

• Constellation

• Stelliform

Complete this sentence:
Neil Armstrong was the first _____________ to walk on the moon.

• astronomer
• asterisk
• astrology
• astronaut

Complete this sentence:
The ____________ was located between the planets Mars and Jupiter.

• asterisk
• astronomical
• asteroid
• astronomer