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4C THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 33 10 Pier 1 • Suite 301 Astoria, Oregon 97103 Saturn and the Rings With its colorful rings, Saturn is one of the most recognizable planets in our solar system. But depending on the time of year, the rings can play tricks with your eyes! Astoria, Warrenton & Seaside 1100 Northwest Ridge Road Hammond, OR 97121 reservations 800-562-8506 info 503-861-2606 One of Saturns many moons has more than 100 geysers at its south pole. Replace the missing words. ____ of _______ s g n i R ! g ___ amazin has ______ t Saturn is i d n a t s plane est circle thi econd larg s e h t s t ’ t I stem. If i y s of moons. r a l o s et in our n 700 plan a h __________ t e r o m ______, were _____ de Saturn. i s n i t i f ld Earths cou ich means h w – t e n a a gas pl __________ _ _ Saturn is r o _ _ _ ________ at! you can’t ty to look t e r p s i t i on it. But Northwest West Inc. 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Because of the tilt of Saturn and the thinness of the rings, every few years, the rings look like they have disappeared. WARRENTON 861-3252 1167 SE Marlin SEASIDE 738-8243 2155 S. Roosevelt Photo courtesy NASA aturn has seven large rings. Each ring is named for a letter of the alphabet. 2 762 Avenue G • Seaside, OR 97138 503-738-3480 Morgan Civil Engineering S 5 Income Tax Preparation PO Box 358 • Manzanita Saturn’s Rings Scientists think more rings could be discovered in the future. Northwest West Inc. TIRE McCALL CENTER Color Saturn and its rings. The rings do not sit still. They spin around Saturn at very high speeds. A closer look shows that each large ring is made up of many small rings, these are called ringlets. 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Do the math to discover another common word named after this Roman god. 23 33 30 25 ASTEROIDS COMPOSED GALILEO CASSINI SATURN PLANET MARVEL BROKEN ORBITS RINGS MOONS TILT ROCK GAS ICE S D I O R E T S A S N E K O R B I T S A O S T U M A R V E L E O S G N I R O C K La MEXICAN C abana D R aya RESTAURANT 35431 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA • 503-325-3656 L P C A S S I N I R I M N S T E N A L P L O R I I U N O G S A C L O C F R I O C G T E R O E C N K M 503-325-8221 Emerald Heights A PA R T M E N T S Golden Sands A Retirement and Assisted Living Community A REGENCY PACIFIC COMMUNITY 21608 O Lane • Ocean Park • 360-665-0190 325 Marlin Avenue Saturn Syllables WARRENTON 503-861-1621 Saturn is a two-syllable word: Sat - urn. Each syllable has one vowel sound. Look through the newspaper for five or more words that have two syllables. Divide each word into its syllables. NORTHWEST OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPT. 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