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10A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 31 When two asteroids collide in space, the small pieces that break off are called meteoroids. eteors, asteroids, meteorites ... what’s the difference? Meteors, asteroids, meteorites and meteoroids are all names for space rocks. The rocks have different names depending on their location, whether they are hurtling through space or zooming through the atmosphere and hitting the Earth’s surface. Read each description and label each item on the chart at left. Asteroids are large rocks ock c ks ck k s in space that orbit the sun. un n. n . M Most t are found in the asteroid oi id i d belt. b When two asteroids co collide, o llide ollide, lide d the particles that break k off are called meteoroids. s . A meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere begins to vaporize, becoming a meteor. Solar So o ol l la ar a r S Sy System ystem yste t em Leftovers L ft Our O Ou u ur r solar s system is made up of planets re e ev v vo o olv around a sun. Strangely, between revolving the th h he e planets Mars and Jupiter, there is gap la a ar rg g enough for another planet, but there large is s not n no a planet there. Instead there are millions of asteroids – In n small and large rocks that scientists believe are the leftover rocks from when the solar system formed. This zone is called the asteroid belt. If a meteor survives its flaming trip through our atmosphere lands on Earth’s surface, and d lan called a meteorite. it t is s ca 65 million years ago, dinosaurs urs had a really bad day. Scientists sts have a theory that a humongous g go ous asteroid hit the Earth. This ev event vent nt t likely caused the end of dinosaurs no osa o aurs and many other forms of life. fe e. e For millions of years these fantastic creatures roamed our planet. Then, suddenly, they all disappeared. Scientists wonder why. What could have caused this huge extinction 65 million years ago? To discover the name of this book, find the letter on the outer ring, then replace it with the letter below it on the inner ring. I C P D Jupiter Mars Earth C P L L T F T W D H sun Blast from the Pa Past ast t Use the Kid Scoop Secret Decoder Ring to discover the name of this book by Dr. Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Marc Simont, which is available at the library. Circle C Cir r rcle every e other letter to discover another name for meteors. an Asteroid Belt D C T ? W B F H K P M G K ASBHFOLONTVIMNYGCSJTXAGRIS AS ASBH S SBH HFO HFOL O OL L LON LONTVIMNYGCSJTXAGRIS S About 10,000 tons of this falls on Earth every day. Use U se the Us th he code to discover the answer. The asteroid that might have v e ve wiped out the dinosaurs was aur r s wa a s as about 6 miles wide. The crash filled Earth’s = D = M = R = T atmosphere = E = O = S = U with huge clouds of dust E o of f t these Each hese met meteorites teo o oriite es e has an n exact duplic duplicate. ca te. D Draw a li line co connecting onn necting ti eac each c ch h m matching p pa pair. air. air and debris that changed the planet’s climate. Synonym S Search Cap and hat are synonyms. Large and syn hu huge are synonyms. Synonyms are different words that di mean m the same or almost the same t thing. Look through the th newspaper to find five examples of synonyms. Standards Link: Research: S Use the newspaper to locate information. The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt is about ¼ the size of the moon. It is so large that in 2006 it was decided it should be called a dwarf planet. This asteroid rotates very fast. One day on this asteroid is only 9 hours long. It takes it about five Earth years to orbit the sun. To find out the name of this asteroid, color the spaces with one dot red and with two dots yellow. Find the words in the puzzle. DINOSAURS How many of them can you HUMONGOUS find on this page? METEORS S D G N I L T R U H ASTEROID HURTLING U I S L S O L A R O O N U E S K R S T I SYSTEM ROCKS G O N N R A C R S P SPACE N S A S T E R O I D CERES O A P S A C C E R M SOLAR M U A A B E L T E A BELT STAR U R G R C O C E K R MARS H S Y S T E M M S S SUN Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical GAP words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Ask your local librarian about storytimes. Listening to stories will build your imagination, increase your vocabulary, and it’s fun for the whole family. And it’s a great way to beat the heat, too! This week’s word: VAPORIZE The verb vaporize means to turn from a liquid or solid into vapor. The puddle began to vaporize to mud in the heat of the day. Try to use the word vaporize in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. Gravity Poem Space Trip Supplies Look through the newspaper for 5 to 10 things you would want to take on a trip to space. Write a sentence explaining why you would take each item. ANSWER: A space sheep! Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Parents with their children sit in a circle while the librarian reads one story or more. There may be songs and rhymes, but the main focus is on books. Groups start with babies and toddlers. For older kids, there may be crafts or games. Most storytimes follow a theme and the librarian will select other books on the theme to be browsed or taken home. The 2019 Summer Reading Series Is proudly brought to you by these sponsors Write a poem or descriptive paragraph telling what you like or don’t like about gravity.
