Understanding Shadows and Sunlight

What is a shadow?

• A bright area where sunlight hits.

• A dark area made when something blocks sunlight.

• A reflection of light.

• A type of cloud.

Why does the sun seem to move across the sky during the day?

• The sun is actually moving around the Earth.

• The Earth is spinning on its axis.

• Clouds are blocking the sun.

• The moon is pulling the sun.

How did people long ago use the sun's movement?

• To find buried treasure.

• To tell what time it was.

• To predict the weather.

• To make their crops grow faster.

In the early morning, what is true about the length of a shadow?

• It is very short.

• It is very long.

• It changes quickly.

• It disappears.

In the morning, which direction do shadows usually point?

• East

• South

• West

• North

When the sun is highest in the sky, what happens to a shadow's length?

• It becomes the longest.

• It stays the same.

• It becomes the shortest.

• It points to the west.

As the sun gets lower in the sky during the afternoon, what happens to a shadow's length?

• It gets shorter.

• It gets longer.

• It stays the same.

• It disappears.

In the afternoon, which direction do shadows usually point?

• East

• West

• North

• South

What is true about shadows and the sun's height in the sky?

• When the sun is low, shadows are short.

• When the sun is high, shadows are long.

• When the sun is low, shadows are long.

• Shadow length does not depend on the sun's height.

In what direction does a shadow point compared to the sun?

• In the same direction as the sun.

• In the opposite direction of the sun.

• Always to the north.

• Always to the south.