Shadows

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

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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Shadows are longest during _______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

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Shadows are shortest around______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

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When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

• morning or evening

• night

• noon

• afternoon

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What do shadows on Earth help show?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's equator

• Earth's axis

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If you traced your shadow at lunch-time and then again after school, the shadow would be ________ than at lunch.

• longer

• shorter

• the same length

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It looks like the sun is moving from the East, to overhead at noon, to the West because _________.

• The Earth is revolving (orbiting) around the Sun.

• the sun is going around the Earth every day.

• The Earth is rotating (spinning) around its axis.

• The Sun is being pulled across the sky by a chariot.

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Where will the tree's shadow be?

• A

• B

• C

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When does the sun create the longest shadows?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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