Shadow Vocab
Dark areas that result when light is blocked.
shadow
Shadows change during the day because of this.
Position of 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 to show how shadows change during the day?
chalk and meter stick
The direction of the sun or shadow.
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
When we face the sun, we experience.....
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
When we face away from the sun and are in the Earth's shadow, we experience .....
night
What part of our body represented the Earth?
face or head
Can't see through it.
opaque
When the sun is in the west, the shadow is here.
east
axis
The Earth rotates in this direction.
left to right
What represented the axis on our little globes?
stick
24 hour period of time
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