24 questions
When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.
longer
gone
shorter
darker
Shadows are longest during _______.
morning and evening
noon
night
What do shadows on Earth help show?
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
Earth's equator
Earth's axis
When the Sun is behind you, your shadow is ...
behind you
in front of you
at the side of you
not there
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
Based on the shadow, what time of day is it?
12:00 p.m (noon)
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.
Where will the tree's shadow be?
A
B
C
Where will the tree's shadow be?
A
B
C
Which position of the sun will make the longest shadow?
A
B
C
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
the imaginary line running through the earth from the north pole to the south pole
axis
equator
prime meridian
The Sun always rises in the East (sunrise) and sets in the West (sunset). This movement across the sky directly affects shadows in two ways: size and direction. Shadows are opposite the light source, so when the sun rises in the East, shadows point west. By evening, when the sun is setting in the West, shadows are pointing East. When the sun is low (morning and evening), shadows are long and stretched out. When the sun is high (midday), shadows are short.
Look at the diagram of the shadows baed on the pole. Which is the best description for the shadows occurring from noon to 3:00pm?
The shadows are getting shorter before sunrise.
The shadows are getting longer before sunset.
Practice Question (PQ): A student placed a stick in the ground and then recorded the position of its shadow at different times of the day as the Earth turned and the sun moved across the sky.
Which outline in the student's recorded observations (see image) represents the positions of the stick's shadow at 10:00am?
A
B
C
D
What time of day do you think it is in this picture?
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm (noon)
2:00 pm
What time of day do you think it is in the picture?
8:00 am
12:00 pm (noon)
5:00 pm
Either 8:00 am or 5:00 pm