Shadows

Shadows are longest during _______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Shadows are shortest around______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The sun appears to __________.

• rise in the east, set in the west

• rise in the west, set in the east

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What do shadows on Earth help show?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's equator

• Earth's axis

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Earth's spinning motion is called

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Leap Year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Shadows appear in the opposite direction of where the sun is

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What causes a shadow to change during the day?

• The sun's position in the sky

• Where the moon is located during the day

• When the sun sets

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

• morning or evening

• night

• noon

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Which picture shows how the tree’s shadow most likely looked at 9:00 A.M.?

• A
• B
• C
• D

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

• morning or evening

• night

• noon

• afternoon

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2