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12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 2, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 34 All of the moons circling planets in our solar system are named for Roman gods, except the moons of Uranus. These are named for characters in works by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Uranus: The Sideways Planet No other planet in our solar system spins around its axis, orbiting the sun like a rolling ball, the way the planet Uranus does. ing tor is fac a u q e e h t us. Earth, lanet Uran p On planet e h t n o Not so the _____. of outh pole s e h t , _ _ nt 42 _____ has consta d n For about a n u s ____ the s Uranus ___ is planet’ h t , y l l a u Grad at the sun sunlight. t n i o p l l i __ w _________, f o s north ____ r a e y e l have 42 l be in th and it wil l i w e l o p south while the _________. Replace the missing words. Do the math problem under each name. Uranus’ moons are the ones with even numbers. Odd-numbered are not a name of one of Uranus’ moons. Uranus is a pale blue-green planet that is mostly made of icy materials around a rocky core. Romeo 17 + 16 = Oberon 22 + 6 = Photo courtesy NASA How many rings does Uranus have? Color the spaces with one dot light blue and the spaces with two dots dark blue. Titania 34 - 8 = Meet Voyager 2 Desdemona 14 + 4 = Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft that has visited Uranus so far. The Rings of Uranus I n 1977, scientists discovered that like Saturn, Uranus also has rings. It has two sets of faint rings. Petunia 15 - 6 = 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. 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. Puck 10 + 20 = Angelica 13 - 8 = Portia 23 + 3 = Lighter Weights Juliet 17 + 9 = 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. Elephant EARTH WEIGHT: 12,000 lbs. URANUS WEIGHT: 10,680 lbs. DIFFERENCE: lbs. Use this chart to answer these questions. 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 = A = E = G Automobile EARTH WEIGHT: 4,000 lbs. URANUS WEIGHT: 3,560 lbs. DIFFERENCE: lbs. Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in early 1986. How many years after launch was this? (TRY IT: Multiply any weight by .89 to calculate its weight on Uranus.) DISTANCE FROM THE SUN TIME TO ORBIT THE SUN ORBIT SPEED LENGTH OF DAY DIAMETER NUMBER OF MOONS URANUS 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 How Uranus Got Its Name 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 Delilia 14 - 1 = 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. = O = R = S = T CONSTANT SUNLIGHT EQUATOR METHANE URANUS GEORGE QUEST RINGS SIDUS COMET AXIS POLE STAR SUN SKY Uranus Adjectives Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word PLANET 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 Uranus. Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow simple written directions. E L O P A D I S Q N T S Miranda 31 + 7 = S K Y I D U S C This week’s word: M U U N O R I N G S CONSTANT E E S A S V U L E E The adjective constant means happening continuously over a period of time. 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 The constant pain made the runner withdraw from the race. Try to use the word constant in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. All About Names 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. sta arfis sh. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. The Summer Reading Program kicks off June 21st. Brought to you by the Cottage Grove Sentinel, and the Cottage Grove Public Library C ottage G rove S entinel Tell us your favorite summer jokes and riddles.
