Roots Week 4 astra, naut

Question 1

star, star like

Answer 1

astra

Question 2

A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter

Answer 2

Asteroid

Question 3

ship or sailor

Answer 3

naut

Question 4

someone who operates an aircraft

Answer 4

Aeronaut

Question 5

Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

Answer 5

Nautical

Question 6

the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life

Answer 6

Astrobiology

Question 7

a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

Answer 7

Astronaut

Question 8

a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research

Answer 8

Aquanaut

Question 9

a star-shaped character * used in printing to indicate a cross-reference to a footnote, an omission, etc.

Answer 9

Asterisk

Question 10

the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

Answer 10

Astronomy

Question 11

The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances

Answer 11

Nauscopy

Question 12

A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

Answer 12

Nautilus