Patterns of the Sun and Moon: Shadows

Click on the picture: A student placed a stick vertically into the ground and recorded the position of its shadow throughout the day as the Sun moved through the sky.

Question: Which outline shows where the shadow was at 8 a.m. ?

• Shadow A

• Shadow B

• Shadow C

• Shadow D

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Click on the picture: The shadow of the child changed during the day. What causes this?

• The way things grow when warmed by the Sun.

• The place from which we are looking at the shadows.

• The change in the how air moves during the day.

• The way the Sun seems to move across the sky.

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What happens to your shadow when the sun moves across the sky?

• Your shadow does not move

• Your shadow does not change size

• Your shadow changes size and moves

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How's a shadow formed?

• there is no light

• the object blocks the light

• the object does not block the light

The shape of the object and its shadow are _____

• similar

• different

which pictures shows shadow?

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Choose 2 Answers! Shadow come in different __________ and ____________

• shapes

• colors

• sizes

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When Earth faces the sun it is ________.

• daytime

• nighttime

When Earth faces away from the sun it is __________.

• daytime

• nighttime

When is your shadow the shortest and almost seems to disappear?

• noon

• morning and afternoon

• never

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