CASTING SHADOWS

 

 

Solar noon is the time of day when the shadow that the Sun cast is the shortest and points directly north.  The shadow will be longest early and late in the day.

The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

 

Vocabulary:

Solar Noon: the time of the day when the Sun casts its shortest shadow and shadows face true north.

 

 

Questions:

1.  What does the length of shadows depend on?

 

2.  When the Sun in an overhead position?

 

3.  In what direction does the sun rise?

 

4.  In what direction does the sun set?

 

5.  Tell two new pieces of info that you learned from the links provided concerning this topic. Insert these into your defense log.

 

 

 ANSWERS

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 1)       2)

3)         4)

 

 

 SHADOW LINKS

     Light and Shadow

     Ground Hog Day

    

 

 

 

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