Shadows
What causes shadows?
An object blocking the path of the light.
What color absorbs the most light?
Black
What time of day is your shadow the smallest?
Around 12:00 Noon.
Winter
A piece of glass
transparent
In what direction, in relation to the sun, does your shadow fall?
It falls in the opposite direction of the sun.
What color reflects the most light?
White
At what time of day would you have the longest shadow?
sunrise or sunset
In what season do the days seem shorter and the nights longer?
Winter
The lenses in sunglasses
Translucent
At what time of day would you have the most difficult time being "it" in a game of shadow tag?
Noon, because your shadow is smallest at noon.
What colors make up white light?
All the colors
What happens to shadows over a day?
Shadows change size
In what month would you expect your shadow to be longest?
In December because the sun is at the lowest point in the sky (winter solstice).
A piece of aluminum foil
Reflective
If an apple is placed behind a book, why can you not see the apple?
The light that reflects off the apple is blocked by the book, therefore not reaching your eye.
How does a prism create a rainbow?
It breaks apart the white light into all of the colors that make up white light.
Why is your morning and evening shadow similar in length?
The sun is low in the sky.
Why is your shadow shorter in the summer?
The sun is higher in the sky in the summer.
A piece of wood
opaque
Why is your shadow longer in the morning than in the middle of the day?
In the morning, the sun is at a lower angle. At midday, the sun is overhead.
What color shirt would you wear on a summer day in order to be the coolest temperature and why?
White, because white reflects the most light and absorbs the least.
How does the sun appear to move in the sky?
It travels in an arc overhead.
What causes seasons on Earth?
The tilt and revolution of the Earth>
What is difference between translucent and transparent?
Transparent: you can see through easily. Translucent: You can see through but not easily.