Earth's Motion & Shadow Patterns 4th Grade TN Ready #1

Shadows are _______ in the evening than they are at midday.

• darker

• lighter

• longer

• shorter

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Which movement of the Earth causes the pattern of day and night?

• The Moon moving around the Earth.

• The Earth spinning on its axis.

• The Earth getting closer to and farther from the Sun.

• The Earth moving around the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Samantha measures the length of her shadow on the playground at different times of day. She records her data below. Which of the following best explains Samantha's results?

• The Sun is lower in the sky later in the morning.

• The Sun has stayed in the same position all morning.

• Samantha has grown taller through the morning.

• The Sun is higher in the sky later in the morning.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Which time of day would a tree's shadow be the longest?

• when the Sun is at its highest position overhead

• mid-morning

• mid-afternoon

• when the Sun is about to go down

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

An object's shadow changes size and location as the Earth rotates and causes the sun to appear to move across the sky. Look at the picture of the arrow and its shadow. If the Sun is causing the shadow, in what position is the Sun most likely in?

• Position W

• Position X

• Position Y

• Position Z

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2