Name: _____________________________________ Period: ______ Date: ____________________
“astr” – Star
Asterisk = a symbol * that is used in printed text especially to tell someone to read a note that can
be found at the bottom of a page
Astronomy = the study of objects and matter outside the earth’s atmosphere and of their physical
and chemical properties
Asteroid = any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and
Jupiter
Disaster = something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash) that happens suddenly and causes
much suffering or loss to many people
Astronomical = enormously or inconceivably large or great
Astrology – the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a
supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
Astronomer = a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial
phenomena
Astronaut = a person who travels beyond the earth’s atmosphere; also; a trainee for spaceflight
Catastrophe = a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or
ruin
Name: _____________________________________ Period: ______ Date: ____________________
“Astra” Vocabulary Homework
1. something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash) that happens suddenly and
causes much suffering or loss to many people
2. Astronomy
3. Astronaut
4. Astronomical
5. the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a
supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
6. Catastrophe
7. any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars
and Jupiter
8. Asterisk
9. a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial
phenomena
10. Astronomer
a)
b)
c)
a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee for
spaceflight
enormously or inconceivably large or great
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
d)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
11. Asterisk
a)
a symbol * that is used in printed text especially to tell someone to read a
note that can be found at the bottom of a page
b)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
Name: _____________________________________ Period: ______ Date: ____________________
c)
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
d)
any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter
12. Catastrophe
a)
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
b)
a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee for
spaceflight
c)
enormously or inconceivably large or great
d)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
13. Disaster
a)
something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash) that happens
suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people
b)
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
c)
enormously or inconceivably large or great
d)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
14. Astronomy
a)
the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of
their physical and chemical properties
b)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
c)
the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets
have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
d)
a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee for
spaceflight
15. Astrology
a)
the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of
their physical and chemical properties
b)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
c)
a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee for
spaceflight
Name: _____________________________________ Period: ______ Date: ____________________
d)
the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets
have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
16. Astronomical
a)
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
b)
a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee for
spaceflight
c)
a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of
celestial phenomena
d)
17. Asteroid
enormously or inconceivably large or great
a)
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
b)
a symbol * that is used in printed text especially to tell someone to read a
note that can be found at the bottom of a page
c)
enormously or inconceivably large or great
d)
any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter
18. a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee for spaceflight
a)
Astronomer
b)
Astrology
c)
Astronaut
d)
Astronomy
19. a symbol * that is used in printed text especially to tell someone to read a note that
can be found at the bottom of a page → Asterisk
True
False
20. Disaster → something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash) that happens
suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people
True
False
21. the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a
supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people → Astronomy
True
False
Name: _____________________________________ Period: ______ Date: ____________________
22. Astronomer → the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and
of their physical and chemical properties
True
False
23. enormously or inconceivably large or great → Astronomical
True
False
24. Catastrophe → a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter
overthrow or ruin
True
False
25. Astronomy → the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of
their physical and chemical properties
True
False
26. Astronaut → a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also; a trainee
for spaceflight
True
False
27. any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars
and Jupiter → Asteroid
True
False