Understanding Shadows

Understanding Shadows

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

3rd - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when light is blocked by an object?

It creates a shadow.

The light becomes brighter.

The object becomes transparent.

The light source moves.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of object does not create a shadow?

Transparent object

Opaque object

Translucent object

Reflective object

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the distance of the light source affect the size of a shadow?

Closer light makes the shadow smaller.

Farther light makes the shadow bigger.

Closer light makes the shadow bigger.

Distance does not affect shadow size.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are there no shadows in the dark?

Because the light source is too far.

Because shadows need light to be visible.

Because the dark absorbs shadows.

Because objects become invisible.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to shadows in the early morning and late afternoon?

They become sharper.

They become longer and stretchier.

They disappear completely.

They become shorter.

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