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4.26 Shadows and Angles of Light Worksheet

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This Grade 4 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 4.26 Shadows and Angles of Light. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Shadows and Angles of Light - Identify how changes in light angle or object distance affect shadow size and direction; match patterns to the Sun’s apparent motion. (NAEP Earth and Space Science)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
A class debates whether the Sun moves or Earth rotates. For explaining the daily shadow pattern in a grade 4 model, which statement is best?
AEarth rotates, making the Sun appear to move across the sky, which changes shadow direction and length.
BThe Sun circles Earth every hour, which changes shadows.
CShadows change because objects become taller and shorter all day.
DShadows are random and do not need an explanation.
Solution & Explanation:Earth's rotation makes the Sun appear to move across the sky. That changing light direction changes shadow direction and length.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
In the planned schoolyard compass diagram, students observed a pole's shadow west in the morning, north at midday, and east in late afternoon. Which Sun path best matches those observations in the United States?
AA path from west to east across the north side of the sky
BA path from east to west across the south side of the sky
CA path from below the ground to above the ground
DA path that stays fixed over the pole all day
Solution & Explanation:In the United States, the Sun appears to move from east to west and is toward the south at midday, which gives west, north, and east shadow directions.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
A teacher asks why a shadow may point west in the morning and east later in the day. Which explanation is best?
AThe object moves itself to chase the Sun.
BThe light source appears on opposite sides of the sky at those times.
CThe ground turns the shadow around at noon only.
DWind pushes the shadow across the ground.
Solution & Explanation:In the morning the Sun is in the east, and later it appears in the west. The shadow points away from the Sun, so its direction changes.

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