How Shadows Change

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

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Shadows are longest during _______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Shadows are shortest around______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The sun appears to __________.

• rise in the east, set in the west

• rise in the west, set in the east

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

• morning or evening

• night

• noon

• afternoon

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What do shadows on Earth help show?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's equator

• Earth's axis

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why do shadows made by the Sun move throughout the day?

• Because the weather changes

• Because someone moves the objects

• Because the sun appears to move across the sky

• Because it's magic!

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Where will the tree's shadow be?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Where will the tree's shadow be?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2