Sun Moon Stars I Check

What is a shadow?

• a light area of reflected light

• a dark area where an object has blocked the light

• a dark area on the surface of a lit object

• a light area on the surface of a dark object

What do you need to have a shadow?

• A light source and a mirror to reflect light

• darkness and an object to block the darkness

• A light source and an object to block the light

• darkness and a mirror to reflect darkness

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Select the two statements that are true

• Morning shadows point east

• Afternoon shadows point west

• Sunrise and sunset create long shadows

• Shadows at noon are short

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How does the Sun appear to travel across the sky each day?

• The sun moves from east to west

• The sun moves from west to east

• The sun moves from north to south

• The sun moves from south to north

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How does a flagpole's shadow change throughout the year?

• In the summer shadows are shorter. In the winter shadows are longer

• In the summer shadows are longer. In the winter shadows are shorter

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Why do shadows change over a year?

• In the summer the Sun is lower in the sky. In the winter the Sun is higher in the sky

• In the summer the Sun is higher in the sky. In the winter the Sun is lower in the sky

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Why does the Moon look a little bit different every night?

• As the Earth revolves around the Moon, we see a different part of the lighted side.

• As the Moon revolves around Earth, we see a different part of the lighted side.

• As the Moon revolves around the Sun, we see a different part of the lighted side.

• As the Earth revolves around Sun, we see a different part of the lighted side.

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Why does the Moon look like it shines?

• The light from the Sun shines on the Earth, and the sunlight reflects back to the Moon

• The light from the Earth shines on the Moon, and the sunlight reflects back to us

• The light from the Moon shines on the sun, and the sunlight reflects back to us

• The light from the Sun shines on the Moon, and the sunlight reflects back to us

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A star is a ball of burning gas that gives off:

• Heat

• Light

• Heat and Light

Why do stars in the night sky look so small?

• Stars are very far away

• The Sun is bigger than other stars