© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 29
The Great (and Weird) Venus
Read today’s Kid Scoop page
to find the answers to these
curious questions!
1. Which is longer, a Venus
day or a Venus year?
Even though Venus is Earth’s closest neighbor,
it is very mysterious and strange. Some of the
words in Woodword’s report have been blocked
by the planet’s hot, poison gas!
2. How many moons does
Venus have?
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3. What traps heat on the
surface of Venus?
4. What can melt on Venus?
5. Who is Venus named after?
Photo
courtesy
NASA
6. True or False? On Venus
the sun sets in the east.
Venus, the second
planet from the sun,
is about the same
size as Earth and is
sometimes called
our sister planet. But
unlike Earth, the
surface of Venus is
hidden beneath hot,
poisonous clouds
making it very hard
for scientists to study
the planet.
Quick! Fly Woodword’s ship to safety!
7. Write a question of your
own about Venus based
on this Kid Scoop page.
Have a parent read the
page and answer your
question.
Spin Story
Venus spins in the opposite direction from Earth,
so the sun rises
in the west and
sets in the east.
It spins very, very
slowly. To find out
how many Earth days it takes Venus to spin
around just once, color in the spaces on the planet
at left with two dots PINK and the spaces with one
dot BLUE. HINT: It’s a long time between sunsets!
Use this chart to answer
these questions.
1. About how many millions of
miles closer to the sun is Venus
compared to Earth?
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25
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2. Earth and Venus are almost the
same size, but which is larger?
EARTH
VENUS
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
TIME TO ORBIT THE SUN
ORBIT SPEED
LENGTH OF DAY
CIRCUMFERENCE
NUMBER OF MOONS
VENUS
EARTH
68 MILLION MILES
225 DAYS
78,292 MILES PER HOUR
243 EARTH DAYS
7,520 MILES
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93 MILLION MILES
365 DAYS
70,000 MILES PER HOUR
JUST A BIT OVER 24 HOURS
7,926 MILES
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How Venus Got Its Name
The planet Venus shines the brightest of the planets and often can
be seen from Earth at sunrise and sunset. Ancient Romans named
the planet Venus after their goddess of love and beauty.
Circle the heart that continues the pattern in each row.
Standards Link: Math: Patterning.
Vowel Planet
Draw a large circle on a blank piece of
paper and call this the planet Vowel. Look
for words that have short and long vowel
sounds. Can you find at least one for each?
Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow simple written directions.
MYSTERIOUS
POISONOUS
SURFACE
SISTER
BEAUTY
SUNSET
VENUS
WEIRD
YUCKY
HEAVY
LOVE
LEAD
WEST
HOT
Circle every third
letter to reveal the
answer.
Venus
Adjectives
Look through
the newspaper
to find five
adjectives
that describe
Venus.
Complete the grid by using all the letters
in the word VENUS in each vertical and
horizontal row. Each letter should only
be used once in each row. Some spaces
have been filled in for you.
Standards Link:
Language Arts: Follow
simple written
directions.
S U O I R E T S Y M
D A E L Y I U I T T
D S A K O R Y S E Y
U R C C F V W T S Y
This week’s word:
K U I A A E E E N T
RADIATE
Y Y C E P N S R U U
The verb radiate
means to send out rays.
L E H H W U T A S A
S U O N O S I O P E
C T E M E L P E D B
The old heater could still
radiate enough heat to
warm the room.
Try to use the word
radiate in a sentence today
when talking with
your friends and family.
Moon Cheese
Is the moon made of
cheese? Why do you
think so or why not?