Earth Shadows

The right side refers to east. What time of the day is it based on the illustration?

• 12 noon

• 5:00 in the afternoon

• 9 AM

• 7 in the morning

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

Where will the tree's shadow be?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Where will the tree's shadow be?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Whatever direction the sun is in the sky, the shadows will point in the ________________ direction.

• same

• opposite

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What causes the Earth's shadow to appear during a lunar eclipse?

• The Earth's atmosphere

• The Earth's rotation

• The Earth blocking sunlight

• The Moon's orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During which phase of the Moon is a lunar eclipse possible?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for the darkest part of the Earth's shadow?

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Antumbra

• Exumbra

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