🌕 Shadows and the Moon

🌕 Shadows and the Moon

☀️ How Shadows Are Formed

When light shines on an object and the light cannot pass through, a dark shape appears behind it. This shape is called a shadow.

🔦 Light rays travel in a straight line.
📕 If something blocks the light, it creates a shadow behind it.

🕶️ Shadows Change with the Sun

Shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon.
They are shortest at midday when the sun is high in the sky.

In the morning, shadows fall to the west.
In the evening, they fall to the east.

🌑 Changes in the Moon

The moon is a big ball that moves around the Earth.
We can only see the part of the moon that sunlight shines on.

🌒 When the moon is growing bigger, we say it is waxing.
🌘 When it is getting smaller, we say it is waning.

🌗 Phases of the Moon

Here are the different shapes of the moon we see from Earth:

• 🌕 Full moon – fully bright

• 🌓 Half moon – half lit, half dark

• 🌑 Dark moon – not visible

• 🌙 Crescent moon – curved like a banana

🌙 Does the Moon Make Its Own Light?

❌ No!
The moon does not produce light.
It reflects sunlight – that’s why we can see it shining.

🧠 Summary

• 🌞 Shadows form when light is blocked

• 🌄 Shadows change size and direction during the day

• 🕰️ People can use shadows to tell time

• 🌙 The moon reflects light from the sun

• 🌕 The shape of the moon changes each night

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