WorksheetsTCI U4l3 Day and Night
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 42mins
When the sun rises in the morning your shadow is ____and points ____.
short, west
long, west
short, east
long, east
You measure a flag pole's shadow at noon during summer. How will that shadow compare to a shadow at noon during winter?
The winter shadow is longer.
The winter shadow points south.
The shadows are the same length.
The summer shadow is longer.
A sundial is used to _____.
measure distance.
tell the time of day.
tell the day of the year.
measure the lengths of objects.
Where on Earth can you stand for your shadow to point noticeably south?
equator
North Pole
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Kasen created and measured the length of his shadow every hour. The measurements are shown in the table and graph below. Analyze them and answer the questions below. At what time of day is the shadow the shortest? Longest?
It is shortest at 2 p.m. and longest at noon.
It is shortest at noon and longest at 5 p.m..
It is shortest at 1 p.m. and longest at 4 p.m..
It is shortest at noon and longest at 8 a.m..
Mario created and measured the length of his shadow every hour. The measurements are shown in the table and graph below. Analyze them and answer the questions below. What is the pattern of the shadow throughout the day?
It starts short, gets long then ends up short at the end of the day.
It starts out short, is short at noon, then gets long at the end of the day
It starts out long, gets short at noon, then gets longer at the end of the day.
It starts out long, is long at noon, then gets shorter at the end of the day.
A student draws pictures of the same tree near her home at different times of the day. She sees that the tree’s shadow changes throughout the day. Based on her drawing, what claim and evidence BEST explains where the student is located?
Southern Hemisphere because the shadow points south.
Southern Hemisphere because the shadow points north.
Northern Hemisphere because the shadow points north.
Northern Hemisphere because the shadow points south.
Jay keeps a plant on his desk at home. He notices that the length of the plant’s shadow changes with the time of day. He measures and records the length of the shadows every hour. However, he takes a nap and skips the 2 P.M. measurement. His measurements are in the data table. Based on the pattern of data in Jay's table, which is MOST LIKELY the correct measurement for 2 P.M.?
12 cm.
22 cm.
55 cm.
133 cm.
Tristen is moving to San Diego, California, located in the Northern Hemisphere. His parents like to keep a hanging plant in their kitchen. They want to be sure that the plants they keep in their kitchen window get plenty of sunlight. Their new kitchen has two windows, one facing south and one facing north. Should the plant be placed next to the south-facing or north-facing window? Why?
It should face north, because the direction of sunlight will be facing northward
It should be face south, because the direction of the sunlight will be facing northward.
It should face north, because the direction of sunlight will be facing southward.
It should face south, because the direction of sunlight will be facing southward
Kimber and Gracie enjoy making shadow puppets on the walls of their school building at school during recess. Today, the shadows are very long and they are cast on a wall located to the west of the playground. Based on this information, which is MOST LIKELY the season and time of day?
summer afternoon
summer morning
winter afternoon
winter morning
When Jasa goes for walks with her family, her shadow sometimes makes her seem very tall. Other times, her shadow makes her look very short.
During what time of the day and year would Jasa’s shadow appear longest?
At noon on a summer day.
At 8 a.m. on a summer day.
At noon on a winter day.
At 4 p.m. on a winter day.
The Sundial Bridge is in Redding, California. It is one of the largest sundial structures on Earth. The wedge is about 66 meters (217 feet) tall. The base of the sundial is very large, and is used as a place for the community to gather. Twelve large boulders below the bridge divide the day into twelve parts. Due to constraints on the design, the sundial is only completely accurate during the longest day of the year, June 21. However, the sundial is so large that viewers can see the shadow moving. You can actually watch as Earth rotates!
During what time of day will visitors to the Sundial Bridge most likely see the shortest shadow cast by the bridge?
sunrise
sunset
noon
mid-afternoon
Sundials with a vertical wedge are not always completely accurate when there are twelve time intervals. However, sundials that have a slanted wedge pointed the same way as Earth’s axis should be accurate during all times of the year. The Sundial Bridge has a slanted wedge, yet it is not accurate during all times of the year.
Why is it likely that the sundial on Sundial Bridge is only accurate during one day out of the year?
All sundials are only accurate on June 21
The wedge is pointing north to south when it should be pointing east to west.
The size of the sun dial is too large to accurately tell the amount of daylight during any season.
The wedge is not pointed in exactly the same direction as Earth’s axis.
