12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JULY 5, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 30
EARTH: Home Sweet Home
Woodword is back on Earth this week, refueling
before heading deeper into our solar system.
Replace the missing words in his message.
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quick facts
about
Earth!
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PERCENTAGE OF ATMOSPHERE THAT IS OXYGEN
PERCENTAGE OF PLANET SURFACE THAT IS WATER
PERCENTAGE OF ATMOSPHERE THAT IS NITROGEN
PERCENTAGE OF ATMOSPHERE THAT IS CARBON DIOXIDE
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN (IN MILES)
Watery Earth
CONTINENT:
200
Aurora
(northern lights)
OCEAN:
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AMAZING EARTH FACTS CHART
300
THERMOSPHERE
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700 + 1,100
8 - 3
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800 + 600
Crust:
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miles thick
Big Breaks
About 300 million years ago,
Earth wasn’t divided into
seven continents like it is
today. It had one massive
continent surrounded by a
single ocean. Use the code
to discover the name of
the continent and the name
of the ocean.
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400 + 400
Mantle:
Height of
a satellite
Photo courtesy
NASA
miles across
Outer Core:
400
With just the right
combination
of location,
oxygen
and
water,
Earth
is
unique
among
the
planets.
Do the Math: Our Planet
Inner Core:
Earth’s atmosphere consists
of different layers. It’s about
250 miles (400 kilometers)
from the Earth’s surface to
the exosphere, where Earth
ends and space begins.
MESOSPHERE
How Many Fish?
100
STRATOSPHERE
21%
70%
78%
1%
92 MILLION
TROPOSPHERE
Where’s the water?
97% of the world’s water is in the
oceans and the remaining 3% is fresh
water. That 3% of fresh water divides
into 77% contained in icecaps and
glaciers, 22% in groundwater aquifers
(the source of our drinking water).
And this leaves only 1% which make
up the waters in rivers, lakes
and streams.
Oceans cover most of the Earth’s surface,
but did you know that we’ve only
explored 10% of these watery worlds?
To date we’ve found thousands of
species, but experts think that there could
be at least 25 million more that are
just waiting there in that 90% of
the oceans that we
Find the
haven’t yet
fish that’s
different.
discovered.
Earth
Adjectives
Complete the grid by using all the letters
in the word EARTH in each vertical and
horizontal row. Each letter should only
be used once in each row. Some spaces
have been filled in for you.
Look through
the newspaper
to find five
adjectives that
describe Earth.
Standards Link:
Language Arts:
Follow simple
written directions.
How Earth Got Its Name
Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman or Greek
god or goddess. How did it get its name? No one is quite
sure. Earth
English/German word that simply means
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What is the name of Earth in other
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languages?
Do the math to find out!
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GERMAN = 19 + 5
SWAHILI = 18 + 4
FRENCH = 21 + 4
FINNISH = 21 - 6
SPANISH = 17 +3
Standards Link: Math: Compute sums to 25.
ATMOSPHERE
EXPLORED
SURFACE
EXPERTS
MASSIVE
OXYGEN
LIQUID
EARTH
WATER
OCEAN
SPACE
EXIST
DATE
DUST
LIFE
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S S A M L N O
D O C E A N I
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This week’s word:
E P X L A Q N C W T
R T E Y U H A A E R
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EXIST
The verb exist means to
be real and to have actual
being. Exist can also
means to be alive.
P X A E R L N U A X
Scientists wonder if life
might exist on Mars.
X E T A T D U S T E
E R E H P S O M T A
Try to use the word exist
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family.
Protecting the Earth
Look through the newspaper to find five or
more ways people are working to protect the
planet. Look for things that save resources,
that save energy and that can be recycled.
ANSWER: Because pepper water makes them sneeze.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Pretend you could win a ride
into space on a rocket. Write
a paragraph telling why you
should win that prize.
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