Shadows Need Light

Grade 1 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the answer.

1. 1.

   Light shines on a clear cup and a paper cup. Which makes the darker shadow?

   • They are the same.
   • the clear cup
   • Neither makes a shadow.
   • the paper cup
2. 2.

   Which sentence is true?

   • A shadow is brightest in the dark.
   • A shadow needs light and something to block it.
   • Shadows only happen at night.
   • A shadow makes its own light.
3. 3.

   Which sentence tells how a shadow moves in a day?

   • It stays in one place all day.
   • It moves by itself at night.
   • It moves as the sun moves across the sky.
   • It follows the wind.
4. 4.

   Light comes from the right and hits a box. Where does its shadow land?

   • there is no shadow
   • on the left
   • on the right
   • right behind the light
5. 5.

   Three shadows were measured in buttons. Which time had the shortest shadow?

   • Afternoon
   • Noon
   • Morning
6. 6.

   Which makes the biggest shadow?

   • The block is under the table.
   • The block is close to the lamp.
   • The lamp is off.
   • The block is far from the lamp.
7. 7.

   Which material makes a faint shadow?

   • cardboard
   • a wooden block
   • wax paper
   • a book
8. 8.

   Which material makes almost no shadow?

   • a book
   • cardboard
   • a block
   • clear plastic
9. 9.

   A tall tree and a small flower stand in the same sun. Which has the longer shadow?

   • the tree
   • the flower
   • They are the same.
10. 10.

    A student tests how a shadow changes. What should she change?

    • the wall and the object
    • the light and the object
    • everything
    • only the place of the light