Shadows

If it is around noon, where will your shadow most likely be?

• Stretching to the west

• Stretching to the east

• Directly under you

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

A shadow is the dark area behind a(n) ______ object

• opaque

• solid

• liquid

• gaseous

If it is morning and the sun is in the east, where will your shadow most likely be?

• Stretching to the east

• Stretching to the west

• Directly under you

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

If it is evening and the sun is in the west, where will your shadow most likely be?

• Stretching to the east

• Stretching to the west

• Directly under you

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

If your shadow is in front of you, where is the Sun?

• next to you

• directly over you

• behind you

• in front of you

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

How does a shadow change throughout the day?

• the length changes

• the direction of the shadow changes

• the mass of the shadow changes

• the volume of the shadow changes

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The Sun appears to move across the sky every day. In what direction does the Sun rise?

• in the north

• in the east

• in the south

• in the west

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Sun appears to move across the sky every day. In what direction does the Sun set?

• in the north

• in the east

• in the south

• in the west

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: No matter what the weather is, you can always see your shadow.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

True or False: The length of a shadow stays the same throughout the day.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2