Light and shadows

Which source of light is natural?

• firworks
• lightbulb
• lightning
• headlights

A shadow is created when...

• an object blocks the light

• an object lets light pass thru

• an object is above light

Shadows are shortest ...

• at night

• in the morning

• in the middle of the day

• in the evening

If you can see light through an object it is called...

• opaque

• plastic

• transparent

Which will make the darkest shadow? Light shining on a...

• sheet of thin tissue paper
• glass window  
• wooden chopping board  
• none of the above

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

Shadows are longest during _______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

• morning or evening

• night

• noon

• afternoon

Shadows are shortest around______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

Why do shadows made by the Sun move throughout the day?

• Because the weather changes

• Because someone moves the objects

• Because the sun appears to move across the sky

• Because it's magic!