Shadows

​Shadows

​Shadows are formed when light shines on an object which blocks the light rays. The size and shape of the shadow can change. During the morning, shadows are long and pointed towards the west away from the rising Sun. Around noon when the Sun is most directly overhead, the shadows are very short. In the afternoon, the shadows grow longer once again and are pointed towards the east away from the setting Sun. Earth’s rotation causes our view of the Sun to change throughout the day.

Multiple Choice

How are shadows formed?

• Darkness

• Magic

• when light shines on an opaque object which blocks the light rays.

• when a flashlight shines on any object which blocks light rays

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Can the size and shape of shadows change?

• No, they aren't living things.

• Yes

• Maybe, I think...

• Never, they cannot change.

• The size and shape of shadows can change.

• They can change based on the position of the Sun at different times of the day.

Shadows

Multiple Choice

What causes our view of the Sun to change?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's Revolution

• A tree that is in the way

• My neighbor's house

Multiple Choice

In the morning, shadows....

• are long and pointed towards the west away from the rising Sun.

• are very short.

• grow longer once again and are pointed towards the east away from the setting Sun.

Multiple Choice

The sun rises in the...

• west

• east

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What is our main source of light?

• Sun

• Moon

• Trees

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When an object blocks the path of light, what is formed?

• Problems

• Fog

• Reflections

• Shadows

Multiple Choice

Shadows are longest during the ________.

• Morning and Evening

• At noon.

• At night.

Multiple Choice

When the sun gets higher in the sky, the shadows get _______.

• Longer

• Shorter

• Darker

Multiple Choice

At noon, shadows....

• are longer

• disappear

• turn blue

• are shorter