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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022
© 2022 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 38, No. 20
1792 MARINE DR • ASTORIA
576
31st Street
Astoria
503-325-2250
What do you want to be when you grow up? Have you ever thought about working in the field of solar energy?
Replace the missing words.
olar power is the __________ provided by the sun.
There are many _______ for people working to turn
the sun’s energy into electricity to ___________ homes,
businesses and more.
Great
Ocean
Da Yang
Seafoods LTD.
The sunlight that hits the earth in just one day could power
the _________ for more than 25 years! The sun has plenty
of energy for us. Now there are jobs for people to capture it
and turn it into _________________.
Find the two suns that match.
A Solar Power Job is
a Good Career!
In the field of solar power, there are different kinds of jobs.
There are scientists who make tools and batteries for
collecting and _________ solar energy. There are even
more jobs for people who install solar power systems in
people’s homes and ______________.
Replace the missing vowels to find
out the many ways working in solar
energy is a good career.
You get to h_lp supply
people with the p_wer they
n_ _d in th_ _r h_m_s,
sch_ _ls and b_siness_s.
Capturing the Sun’s Energy
Solar collectors capture heat
during the day and store it
through the night. Often collectors
are flat boxes painted black because
that color absorbs the most heat.
Inside are small, water-filled pipes.
The sun heats water through a
glass cover. The heated water
is pumped into homes,
providing hot water and
heat. This is called
Active Solar Energy.
All of the words in
this crossword puzzle
contain the letters
S-U-N.
Sunlight heats
pipes
Your w_rk h_lps to r_d_ce
the imp_cts of cl_m_te
ch_nge.
PROVIDING SAFE PASSAGE SINCE 1846
2158 Exchange St. | Suite 206
Astoria | 503-338-6230
The p_y is v_ry g_ _d.
Th_re will be l_ts of jobs in
this f_ _ld in the f_t_re.
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home
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7. Device that tells the time of day with a shadow
8. To take a wrong meaning
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4
1. Made music with voice
2. The first day of the week
3. An unusually large ocean wave, often causes major
damage
4. A ray of light
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1725 N. Roosevelt Drive
Suite B | Seaside
503-738-3425
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Income Tax Preparation
762 Avenue G • Seaside, OR 97138
503-738-3480
WARRENTON
861-3252
1167 SE Marlin
SEASIDE
738-8243
2155 S. Roosevelt
TIRE
McCALL CENTER
HAMPTON
LUMBER MILLS
Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate
words correctly.
503.325.0411
AND
TOWING
34747 Hwy 101 Bus.
ASTORIA
Sunny Words
7
Look through the newspaper for five or
more words that describe the sun and
what it does. Use these words to write a
paragraph or a poem about The Sun.
8
TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS
Standards Link: Identify Adjectives;
write in a variety of genres.
for home users and
small business
77 11th Street, Suite H
Astoria | 503-325-2300
The sun is covered with spots!
Use the spots to solve the
mystery questions.
0
How far is the sun
from the Earth?
2
1
4
million miles
3
(149.6 million km)
How long does it take
the sun to make one
complete rotation?
5
7
6
9
8
Earth days
What is the diameter
of the sun?
,
WARNING!
miles.
(1.4 million km)
Never look directly at
the sun as this can
damage your eyesight!
BATTERIES
SUNLIGHT
STORING
SYSTEMS
HOMES
CLIMATE
ENERGY
FUTURE
SOLAR
POWER
HEAT
WORK
HELP
SUN
PAY
ASTORIA | 503-556-0410
H O M E S I S S A P
S E I R E T T A B T
U M E E R F O S C H
Clatsop County
FAIR & EXPO
92937 Walluski Loop | Astoria
503-325-4600
325 Marlin Avenue
N R E I U K R O L G
P N F T R U I L I
WARRENTON
503-861-1621
I
T O U O S T N A M L
A R W P A Y G R A N
E P L E H U S R T U
CLATSOP
BEHAVIORAL
HEALTHCARE
65 N. Hwy 101
Suite 204
Warrenton
503-325-5722
H E Y G R E N E E S
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
423 GATEWAY AVE. • ASTORIA | 503-325-0761
Solar Energy Careers
T
C
Look through your newspaper for ads or
articles about companies that install solar
panels. Write a letter to the company and ask
them what kinds of jobs they have.
ANSWER: Sunny side up.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Compose formal letters.
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