Shadows and Sunlight Dynamics

When is your shadow usually the shortest?

• Early morning

• Noon

• Late afternoon

• Night

Besides telling time, what else can shadows help us track?

• The weather

• The seasons

• Our height

• The speed of light

What is an old tool that uses shadows to tell time?

• A clock

• A stopwatch

• A sundial

• An hourglass

When the sun is low in the sky, what happens to your shadow?

• It disappears

• It becomes shorter

• It becomes longer

• It stays the same

What makes your shadow change its length during the day?

• The color of the ground

• The angle of the sun's light

• How fast you walk

• The type of clothes you wear

What causes the angle of the sun's light to change throughout the day?

• The moon's movement

• The Earth spinning on its axis

• Clouds blocking the sun

• The wind blowing

What does the Earth's spinning force do to its shape at the equator?

• Makes it taller

• Makes it narrower

• Makes it a bit wider

• Makes it perfectly round

Why does the length of your shadow change over the course of a year?

• The Earth changes its color

• The Earth's orbit around the sun isn't a perfect circle

• The sun gets bigger and smaller

• The moon blocks the sun more often