Lesson 4-3 Assessment

A star shaped flower or object is (an)

• symbol
• aster
• used in printing

The prefix astro means

• pertaining to space
• traveling to space
• transparent

The astronomer made celestial observations through the

• astrolabe
• astrodome
• asteroid

Measuring the altitude of the moon, planets and stars is done with a/an

• astrolabe
• telescope
• anemometer

A synonym for astronomer

• chemist
• stargazer
• analyst

He enjoyed the study of the universe; or

• chemistry
• astronaut
• astronomy

Astrophysics is the study of

• physical changes
• chemical changes
• properties of celestial bodies

An antonym for astronomical

• extremely small
• costly
• extensive

An asterisk is the shape of a

• circle
• square
• star

Fragments of an _________________ belt can crash to Earth as meteorites.

• asteroid
• astrolabe
• aster
• astronaut
• astronomical