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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 33 Are you a careful reader? Read the article below and see if you can circle all seven errors. Then, rewrite the article correctly on the blank lines. 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! One thing NASA knows about Saturn’s rangs is that they are made of ice and rock. But they aren’t sure how and when the rings forms. They think it might have something to do with Saturn’s many moon. One of Saturns many moons has more than 100 geysers at its south pole. Replace the missing words. ___ f ________ o s g n i R ! ___ amazing has ______ t Saturn is i d n a t e s plan gest circle thi second lar e h t s ’ t I If it of moons. r system. a l o s r u o et in n 700 plan a h __________ t e r o m ______, . were _____ ide Saturn s n i t i f d l Earths cou s which mean – t e n a l p a gas ____ Saturn is r ________ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ at! you can’t ty to look t e r p s i t i on it. But Photo courtesy NASA Meet Cassini Cassini is the latest NASA Color Saturn and its rings. Saturn’s Rings spacecraft to explore Saturn. Cassini left Earth in 1997 and arrived at Saturn in 2004. How many years did it take Cassini to get to Saturn? S aturn has seven large rings. Each ring is named for a letter of the alphabet. 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. Scientists think more rings could be discovered in the future. USE THE CODE: SATURN’S RINGS ARE MADE OF 5 2 4 1 7 3 9 8 2 When Galileo watched Saturn with his telescope 400 years ago, he noticed that the planet seemed to change over time. 6 A=1 C=2 D=3 E=4 I=5 K=6 N=7 O=8 R=9 After a couple of years, he couldn’t see what he thought were the two extra planets. But four years later, he saw what he thought were “handles” mysteriously appear. Use this chart to answer these questions. DISTANCE FROM THE SUN TIME TO ORBIT THE SUN ORBIT SPEED LENGTH OF DAY DIAMETER NUMBER OF MOONS 27 30 31 22 EARTH 938 MILLION MILES 29 EARTH YEARS 21,675 MILES PER HOUR 10 HOURS, 14 MINUTES 74,500 MILES 62 OR MORE 93 MILLION MILES 365 DAYS 70,000 MILES PER HOUR JUST A BIT OVER 24 HOURS 7,926 MILES 1 Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. Do the math to discover another common word named after this Roman god. 23 33 30 Image courtesy NASA/JPL SATURN How Saturn Got Its Name The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the sky: the Sun, the Moon, and five bright planets. They named them after their most important gods. The planet Titan is the largest of Saturn’s moons. It is the only moon in our solar’s system known to have an atmosphere. He wrote, “I have discovered a most extraordinary marvel … the planet Saturn is not one alone, but is com- posed of three, which almost touch one another.” What he thought were extra planets, were actually Saturn’s rings. Like the Earth, Saturn is tilted in relationship to the sun. Because of the tilt of Saturn and the thinness of the rings, every few years, the rings look like they have disappeared. 2. The diameter of Earth is larger than that of Saturn. True False Earth has only one moons. Saturn has at least 60 that we know of. One theory is that asteroids crashed into some of its moons and caused them to breek into pieces. The rings could be pieces of brokened moons. Cassini now orbits Saturn and sends back new pictures and information all the time. It has already taken more than 330,000 photos of Saturn! Galileo and Disappearing Planets 1. It would take about 58 Earth years for Saturn to orbit the sun two times. True False 25 ASTEROIDS COMPOSED GALILEO CASSINI SATURN PLANET MARVEL BROKEN ORBITS RINGS MOONS TILT ROCK GAS ICE S D I Saturn Adjectives Look through the newspaper to find five adjectives that describe Saturn. 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 L P C A S S I N I R I M N S T E N A L P L O R Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word SATURN 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. 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 This week’s word: HOLLOW The noun hollow means having an empty space inside. The hollow in the tree was home to a family of owls. Try to use the word hollow in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. Walking on Air Saturn Syllables Saturn is a two-syllable word: Sat - urn. Each syllable has one vowel sound. Look through the newspaper for five or more h words that have two syllables. Divide each word into its syllables. Describe what your life would be like without gravity. How would you get around? What would it be like to float to school? Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. on. New Patients Welcome Gentle, Personal, Comprehensive Care 5RRW&DQDOV&URZQ%ULGJH([WUDFWLRQV,PSODQW5HVWRUDWLRQV&RVPHWLF'HQWLVWU\7HHWK:KLWHQLQJ Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms. (541) 997-3423 5 B 1256 Bay Street
