Shadows/ Seasons

At ____ the length of a shadow is the shortest.

• 8am
• 5pm
• midday

At which location of the sun would the shadow of the light pole be the longest?

• A  at 11 a.m
• B at noon
• C at 2 p.m.
• D at 6 p.m. 

At which location of the sun would the shadow of the lamp post be the shortest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

At which location of the sun would the shadow of the lamp post be pointing to the west?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is causes a shadow?

• turning the lights off in a room
• standing still with your back to the sun
• the sun being blocked out by an object
• standing in a dark room

Look at the picture.  Would the sun be low or high in the sky in the afternoon picture?

• The sun would be directly above.
• You would not be able to see the sun at all.
• The sun would be low in the sky.
• The sun has nothing to do with shadows.

A shadow is the longest ________ .

• at midday
• in the morning
• in the evening
• in the morning and the evening

What causes the seasons to change?

• The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
• The distance from the sun.
• Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.
• Earth's rotation on its axis.

What is the order of the seasons?

• summer, winter, fall, spring
• fall, winter, spring, summer
• summer fall, spring, winter
• winter, summer, fall, spring

Which season is the coldest?

• summer
• fall
• winter
• spring