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. Northwest
Northwest Northwest
West Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Inc. Northwest
Northwest Northwest
West Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Inc. Northwest
Northwest Northwest
West Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Northwest
Inc. Inc.
Northwest
West
Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Northwest Northwest
West Inc.
Northwest
West
Northwest
Inc. Inc.
Northwest
West
Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Northwest Northwest
West Inc.
Northwest
West
Northwest
Inc. Inc.
Northwest
West
Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Northwest Northwest
West Inc.
Northwest
West
Northwest
Inc. Inc.
Northwest
West
Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Northwest Northwest
West Inc.
Northwest
West
Northwest
Inc. Inc.
Northwest
West
Inc. West
Northwest
West Inc. West Inc.
Northwest Northwest
West Inc.
Northwest
West
Northwest
West West
Inc. Inc.
Northwest West Inc.
Northwest West Inc.
Northwest
Northwest
West West
Inc. Inc.
Northwest West Inc.
Northwest West Inc.
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.
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED
The Daily Astorian has several routes available • Call 503-325-3211 for more information
Thanks to the following
businesses for supporting
Newspapers
In Education
www.dailyastorian.com/nie
• Appelo Archives Center
• Hees Enterprises Inc.
• Quackenbush Builders Inc.
• Bridgewater Bistro
• Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare
• Lazerquick Seaside/Astoria
• Premium Adjustable Beds
• Suzanne Elise Assisted Living
• Moberg & Rust, Attorneys at Law
• Lower Columbia Clinic
• Ship Inn
• Rock Bauer Landscapes
• Chinook Marine Repair Shop
• Astoria’s Best
• Bergerson Construction
• Josephson’s Smokehouse
• U Street Pub and Eatery
1159 Wahanna
Seaside
503-739-3055
NORTHWEST OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPT.
450 MARINE DR ASTORIA 503-325-4821
T
C
Home Furnishings
1033 Commercial Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 325-5620
Martin L. Alvey, P.C. COLUMBIA
10 PIER ONE SUITE 202 | ASTORIA
RIVER
martinalvey.com | 503-325-5509
BAR
PILOTS
11 W. Marine Dr. | Astoria | 503-325-3322
Providing safe passage since 1846