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4C THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 34 Astoria Forest Products , LLC 10 Pier 1 • Suite 301 Astoria, Oregon 97103 Uranus: The Sideways Planet Astoria, Warrenton & Seaside 1100 Northwest Ridge Road Hammond, OR 97121 reservations 800-562-8506 info 503-861-2606 No other planet in our solar system spins around its axis, orbiting the sun like a rolling ball, the way the planet Uranus does. Replace the missing words. is facing r o t a u q e Earth, the et Uranus. n a l p On planet e h t Not so on the _____. h pole of t u o s e h t , 42 _______ constant s a h d n For about a n u ____ the s s planet’s Uranus ___ i h t , y l l a Gradu at the sun sunlight. t n i o p l l __, __ wi of _______ s north ____ r a e y 2 4 e l have l be in th and it wil l i w e l o p south while the _________. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Inc. 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Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Uranus is a pale blue-green planet that is mostly made of icy materials around a rocky core. Northwest West Inc. Income Tax Preparation 762 Avenue G • Seaside, OR 97138 503-738-3480 TIRE McCALL CENTER Morgan Civil Engineering PO Box 358 • Manzanita 503-368-6186 Photo courtesy NASA JOE’S How many rings does Uranus have? Color the spaces with one dot light blue and the spaces with two dots dark blue. Meet Voyager 2 I n 1977, scientists discovered that like Saturn, Uranus also has rings. It has two sets of faint rings. 503.325.0411 Uranus was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herschel. At first he thought it was a comet or a star. Another astronomer, Johann Elert Bode, confirmed that it was a planet and the quest for a name began. ASTORIA | 503-556-0410 Lighter Weights Sunspire Health If you weigh 100 lbs on Earth, your weight on Uranus would be just 89 lbs. How much lighter would each of these things be on the planet Uranus than they are here on Earth? Do the math. Blue Whale EARTH WEIGHT: 300,000 lbs. URANUS WEIGHT: 267,000 lbs. DIFFERENCE: lbs. lbs. Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in early 1986. How many years after launch was this? 263 W Exchange • Astoria | (877) 435-7790 NORTHWEST READY MIX 950 Olney Ave • Astoria 503-325-3562 DISTANCE FROM THE SUN TIME TO ORBIT THE SUN ORBIT SPEED LENGTH OF DAY DIAMETER NUMBER OF MOONS = G = O = R = S 1410 COMMERCIAL STREET EARTH 1.88 BILLION MILES 84 EARTH YEARS 14,763 MILES PER HOUR 17 HOURS 32,000 MILES 27 93 MILLION MILES 365 DAYS 70,000 MILES PER HOUR JUST A BIT OVER 24 HOURS 7,926 MILES 1 ASTORIA Uranus Adjectives 503-325-5511 Look through the newspaper to find five adjectives that describe Uranus. Great Ocean Da Yang Seafoods LTD. Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow simple written directions. 400 INDUSTRY ST. ASTORIA 503.325.2013 AstoriaRiverwalkInn.net gods. Bode suggested naming the planet for Uranus, the god of the sky. But he made an error. Uranus was not a Roman god! Uranus was a Greek god. Sir William Herschel wanted to name the planet Georgium Sidus after King George III. Astronomer Johann Bode suggested keeping with the previous tradition of naming planets after ancient Roman = E Automobile EARTH WEIGHT: 4,000 lbs. URANUS WEIGHT: 3,560 lbs. DIFFERENCE: URANUS How Uranus Got Its Name = A Astoria Pointe The Rosebriar (TRY IT: Multiply any weight by .89 to calculate its weight on Uranus.) 1. The planet Uranus is about four times the diameter of Earth. True False 2. The orbit speed of the planet Uranus is about half that of planet Earth. True False 34747 Hwy 101 Bus. ASTORIA Voyager 2 was launched way back in August of 1977. It’s still communicating with NASA today, sending important information to help scientists understand more about our solar system. Uranus cannot be seen from Earth with the naked eye. It was the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope. Use this chart to answer these questions. 1701 Marine Dr. Astoria, OR 503-325-7812 AND TOWING Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft that has visited Uranus so far. The Rings of Uranus Elephant EARTH WEIGHT: 12,000 lbs. URANUS WEIGHT: 10,680 lbs. DIFFERENCE: lbs. WARRENTON 861-3252 1167 SE Marlin SEASIDE 738-8243 2155 S. Roosevelt = T CONSTANT SUNLIGHT EQUATOR METHANE URANUS GEORGE QUEST RINGS SIDUS COMET AXIS POLE STAR SUN SKY E L O P A D I S K Y S Q N T S I D U S C M U U N O R I N G S E E S A S V U L E E La MEXICAN C abana D R aya RESTAURANT 35431 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA • 503-325-3656 T S R T T R Y I O T H T A S A O B G R E A R Y N T X R H G M N E U O L E I T E O E S S C C O P S E C 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 All About Names WARRENTON 503-861-1621 The newspaper is full of names. Names of people, places and things. Find five names in today’s newspaper and research their origins. ANSWER: A starfish. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. 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