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Following the Sun
Following the Sun
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1
The Sun appears to move across the sky because the Earth _____
orbits the Sun
is tilted at an angle
revolves around the Sun
rotates on its axis
2
Every day, ancient civilizations saw the sun rising in the _____
east
west
north
south
3
When a shadow is long and towards the east, it's _____
early morning
late afternoon
noon
shortly after noon
4
Referring to the graph, when was the shadow the shortest?
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
7:00 AM
6:00 PM
5
Ancient civilizations thousands of years ago used the Sun _____
to generate electricity
like a giant clock
for cooking food
for Sun tanning
6
When is the Sun high in the sky, almost directly overhead?
7 a.m.
4 p.m.
noon
9 a.m.
7
Referring to the graph, when was the shadow recorded as the longest?
11:00 AM
6:00 PM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
8
Early in the morning, an objects shadow will extend to the _____
south
north
west
east
9
The direction of your shadow is always _____
towards the Sun
towards the west
towards the east
away from the Sun
10
Referring to the graph, when is a shadow pointing most towards the west?
noon
early morning
early afternoon
late afternoon
11
The first graph showed that when the Sun is low in the sky, shadows are _____
short
long
pointing north
pointing east