The changes in shadow length are because ...
the Sun moves across the sky
the Earth spins on its axis
The shadow is ... at sunrise and sunset.
The shadow is ... in the middle of the day.
longest / shortest
shortest / longest
Between 08:00 and midday the shadow becomes ______.
Between midday and 16:00 the shadow becomes ______.
longer/shorter
shorter/longer
The light source is ... and the object is ...
Cat/Flashlight
Flashlight/Cat
List the planets besides Earth that orbit the Sun:
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
What does the Earth do to cause day and night?
The Earth spins on its axis
The Earth goes around the Moon
Label features numbered 1–3 on the diagram
1 – Sun, 2 – orbit, 3 – axis
1 – Sun, 2 – orbit, 3 – Moon
1 – Sun, 2 – Earth, 3 – Moon
Label features numbered 4–5 on the diagram
4 – axis,5 – Earth
4 – Moon,5 – Earth
4 – axis,5 – orbit
Which surfaces from the list below absorb light?
muddy water and wood
mirror and clear water
Rocky masses that orbit the Sun:
asteroid
comet
In the opposite direction to a clock’s hands:
clockwise
anticlockwise
The action of light bouncing off a surface:
reflect
absorb
Go round and round very fast:
proof
spin
A lump of ice and dirt that travels in a large orbitaround the Sun:
asteroid
comet
A line that light travels in:
reflect
ray
