Day and Night — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The sun looks low in the morning.
In the morning the sun is rising low in the east sky.
2. At noon the sun is high in the sky.
At noon the sun reaches its highest spot in the daytime sky.
3. The sun looks low again at evening.
Evening light is low because the sun is heading down.
4. Summer days are very long.
Summer days have more sunlight hours than winter days do.
5. Winter days feel quite short.
Winter days have fewer sunlight hours so they feel short.
6. Long shadows fall in the evening.
Evening shadows are long because the sun is near the ground.
7. Short shadows show up at noon.
At noon shadows are short because the sun shines from above.
8. The sun rises in the east.
The sun always appears first in the east each morning.
9. The sun sets in the west.
The sun goes down in the west at the end of day.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Sun rising low
→ Morning
Morning
Sun very high
→ Noon
Noon
Sun sinking low
→ Evening
Evening
Stars and moon
→ Night
Night
The sun's spot in the sky tells us what time of day it is.