Shadow Vocab
Dark areas that result when light is blocked.
shadow
Shadows change during the day because of this.
Orientation of the sun changes.
The Earth’s spinning on its axis.
rotation
This causes day and night.
rotation of the Earth
What two materials did we use outside to show how our shadows change during the day?
chalk and meter stick
The direction or position of an object.
orientation
Shadow changes during the day from _______ to _______ and then back to _________.
long, short, long
The point between night and day. The time at which day first happens.
sunrise
In class when we faced the sun, we experienced …
day
What represented the sun in our classroom?
light bulb
Giant ball of gas burning in the center of the solar system.
Sun
When the sun is in the east the shadow is here.
west
The point between day and night. The time at which night first happens.
sunset
In class when we faced away from the sun, we experienced …..
night
What part of our body represented the Earth?
our head
Can't see through it.
opaque
When the sun is in the west, the shadow is here.
east
The imaginary line that passes through the North
pole and the South Pole that the Earth rotates on.
axis
The Earth rotates in this direction.
left to right
What represented the axis on our little globes?
stick
24 hour period of time
a day
It is this time when the sun is directly overhead.
noon
When the half of the Earth is in its own shadow, this occurs.
night
Do we or does California experience sunrise first?
We do.
Who is the smartest scientist in the world?
Mr. Markowski