Vocabulary ASTER and ASTRO

What do you think the roots ASTRO and ASTER mean?

We walked through a field of ASTER flowers on Sunday.

What do you think ASTER means?

• daisy
• star-shaped flower

• rose
• tree with star-shaped leaves

The ASTERISK marked the footnote that told us more information about the investigation.

What do you think ASTERISK means?

• A star-shaped symbol used to mark footnotes or provide additional information in a text

• A character used to denote the end of a sentence
• A symbol used to show you don't need to read more.

• A punctuation mark used to indicate a question

Less than a decade ago, an ASTEROID 65 feet in size exploded in Earth’s sky, emitting a damaging shockwave.

What do you think ASTEROID means?

• A large body of water in space

• A species of bird known for its bright colors
• A type of flower found in the desert
• A small rocky body that orbits the sun

The navigator looked out of the ASTRODOME while helping the lead pilot fly the plane safely.

What do you think ASTRODOME means?

• A stadium for space exploration
• A transparent dome on top of an aircraft for celestial navigation.
• A type of aircraft engine
• A device for underwater navigation

he men on Columbus’ ships used an ASTROLABE to measure where the different objects in the night sky are. What do you think ASTROLABE means?

• A teacher

• a robot that goes to space

• instrument to measure planets, stars, etc

• a book about the stars

The ASTRONAUT will live and work on the International Space Station.

What do you think ASTRONAUT means?

• Person who studies stars
• Submarine operator
• Professional athlete
• Person trained to travel and work in space

The visiting ASTRONOMER gave a speech about different constellations.

What do you think ASTRONOMER means?

• A person who studies insects
• A person who studies oceanography
• A person who studies celestial objects
• A person who studies volcanoes

The new football stadium with cost an ASTRONOMICAL amount to build.

What do you think ASTRONOMICAL means?

• extremely large or enormous
• reasonable or affordable
• moderate or average
• tiny or minuscule

It was a shooting star that propelled me into ASTRONOMY in the first place.

What do you think ASTRONOMY means?

• the scientific study of celestial objects and the universe

• the study of rocks and minerals
• the art of painting
• the study of marine life