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Crash Course: Following the Sun
Crash Course: Following the Sun
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1
Ancient civilizations thousands of years ago used the Sun _____
for cooking food to heat things up
to generate electricity
like a giant clock to tell the time
for Sun tanning
2
The Sun appears to move across the sky because the Earth _____
is tilted at an angle
orbits the Sun
rotates on its axis
revolves around the Sun
3
The first graph showed that when the Sun is lowest in the sky, shadows are _____
pointing east
long
short
pointing north
4
Referring to the graph, when was the shadow recorded as the longest?
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
7:00 AM
6:00 PM
5
About what time would it be if the sun is in the west and the shadow is in the East?
early afternoon
late afternoon
early morning
late morning
6
Every day, we can see the sun rising in the _____
north
south
east
west
7
Since the shadow is pointing in the east, what direction would the sun be in?
north
south
east
west
8
When is the Sun high in the sky, almost directly overhead?
late afternoon
early morning
around noon
mid-morning
9
When a shadow is long and towards the east, it's _____
late afternoon
noon
early morning
shortly after noon
10
What direction do our shadows point in the morning?
They point to the east because the sun is in the west
The point to the north because the sun is in the south
they point to the west because the sun is in the east
They point to the south because the sun is in the north
11
Referring to the graph, when was the shadow the shortest?
6:00 PM
7:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
12
What direction is the shadow pointing in this picture?
east
south
west
north
13
The direction of your shadow is always _____
in the direction towards the Sun
towards the east
towards the west
in the opposite direction of the Sun