10 questions
What do shadows on Earth help show?
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
Earth's equator
Earth's axis
What changes the length of a shadow?
the size of the sun
the angle of the sun
the heat of the sun
the color of the sun
When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.
longer
gone
shorter
darker
When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.
longer
gone
shorter
darker
At noon, when the sun is overhead, shadows ______.
get longer
almost disappear
get shorter
Shadows are longest during _______.
morning and evening
noon
night
Shadows are shortest around______.
morning and evening
noon
night
When was this picture most likely taken?
(Hint: think about the shadow's length)
morning or evening
night
noon
afternoon
When was this picture most likely taken?
(Hint: think about the shadow's length)
morning or evening
night
noon
The sun appears to __________.
rise in the east, set in the west
rise in the west, set in the east