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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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arfis
sh.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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