Shadow Review

A shadow is a dark area where

• a light blocks an object

• an object is blocked by the light

• you can fall to the center of the earth.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

A shadow can give you the following information (choose 3):

• the day of the week

• the position of the sun

• where east and west are

• the time of day

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You have a shadow because

• someone is following you

• there is a light source and an object blocked the light

• light is reflected from you

In the morning your shadow points

• to the east

• to the north

• to the west

• to the south

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

In the afternoon your shadow points

• to the north

• to the south

• to the east

• to the west

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The shape and direction of your shadow changes during the day because the sun's position changes.

• true

• false

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Shadows always point

• toward the sun

• to the sky

• away from the sun

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Shadows will be the longest

• at noon in the summer

• at noon in the winter

• at sunset in the summer

• at sunrise in the winter

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Shadows will be the shortest

• at noon in the summer

• at sunrise in the winter

• at sunset in the summer

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The flagpole's shadow changes over a year because

• in the summer the shadows are shorter and in the winter the shadows are longer.

• in the summer the shadows are longer and in the winter the shadows are shorter.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2