1.3 Animation Concept

What is animation in Scratch?

• Drawing lots of pictures

• Making a sprite move or change over time

• Playing sound effects

• Writing code to change costumes

A GIF-style animation in Scratch uses multiple costumes that change quickly.

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• False

Which best describes 'Straight-Ahead Animation'?

• Planning key poses first and then filling in the rest

• Copying costumes from other sprites

• Drawing each frame one by one, starting from the beginning

• Using a loop to repeat actions

Match the animation term to its meaning:

• A single image used for animation

• Frame

• Repeating an action again and again

• Straight-Ahead

• Drawing animation frame by frame

• Costume

• A single still image in a sequence

• Looping

Why is it helpful to duplicate a costume when making animations?

• So you can keep the same name

• To avoid redrawing everything from scratch

• It changes the color automatically

• It makes the sprite faster

What does a looping animation usually look like?

• The sprite appears only once

• The movement repeats over and over

• The sprite changes size

• It moves only in one direction

What does GIF stand for?

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  Graphic Information Format

• Graphics Interchange Format

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  Great Image Format

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  General Image File

What is a key characteristic of a GIF?

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  It has only one color

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  It can loop animations

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  It is a still image

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  It cannot be shared online

Why are GIFs commonly used for animations?

• They load quickly and support looping

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  They support audio

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  They can only play once

• They support smooth color transitions

Choose the CORRECT one about Straight Ahead Technique

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