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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 28
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Meet Mercury
Woodword is cruising by Mercury this week.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun
in our solar system. Replace the missing
words in his interstellar text message.
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surface is
covered
with
deep
craters.
Dear Kid Scoop Readers -
Mercury is very much like our
_________. It is dry, airless
and ___________ of craters.
Because there is nearly no
_________, or atmosphere,
around Mercury, flying space
rocks called meteorites and
asteroids have ______________
into the planet’s ___________
leaving behind deep craters.
Earth’s atmosphere slows down
meteorites and asteroids that
hurtle towards us, and nearly
all __________ up before they
hit the ground.
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Circle every
third letter for
the answer.
Mercury has an enormous crater called
the Caloris basin. It was formed by a really
big flying space rock. The impact was so
strong that it formed _____________ on the
other side of the planet!
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Your spacey friend,
Woodword
Use the comparison chart at right
to answer these questions.
1. About how many Earth days does a day
on Mercury last?
24
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2. About how many times in one Earth
year will Mercury orbit the sun?
4
6
10
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or to capture and hold in the
heat on the dark side.
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Mercury’s sunny side can heat
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side is much, much colder with
a temperature that can go down
to -328°F (-200°C).
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Mercury
Adjectives
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Look through
the newspaper
to find five
adjectives
that describe
Mercury.
Find the differences
between the hot side
and the cold side in
this silly picture.
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Ocean
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Mercury zips around
the sun every 88 days –
faster than any other
planet. It gets its name
from the quickest of
the ancient
gods –
Mercury, the
messenger
of the
gods.
Mercury was depicted
as wearing sandals
with wings on them,
the secret to his
great speed.
All but one
of these
running
shoes has
an exact
match.
Can you
find it?
Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know about the sun, planets and stars.
ATMOSPHERE
MESSENGER
ASTEROIDS
FRICTION
MERCURY
CRATERS
HURTLE
ORBIT
SPACE
ROCKS
EARTH
DARK
BURN
GODS
AIR
R E G N E S S E M C
A S T E R O I D S R
E R E H P S O M T A
C M S G O E E D E T
La MEXICAN
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the largest number you can find? Add up
your numbers. Find the average of your
numbers.
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