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Shadows track the sun — Homework

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Shadows track the sun — Homework

Use the shadow-tracking investigation to answer.

  1. 1.When are shadows shortest during the day?
  2. 2.Why are morning and late-afternoon shadows longer than midday shadows?
  3. 3.Explain how tracking a shadow over a day is evidence for Earth's rotation.
  4. 4.True or false: the sun physically moves across the sky while Earth stays still.
🌲 Homeschool of the FutureFifth Grade · Science · week 32 homework