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Is a shadow longer in the afternoon?

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Is a shadow at Long or short?

A shadow is usually longer in the morning and shorter in the afternoon.


Is your shadow longer at 10 AM in the morning than 1 PM in afternoon?

10 am.


When it is the afternoon your shadow will get?

At midday your shadow will be at its shortest as the sun is closer to being overhead and you block less of its light. As the afternoon progresses and it gets further past midday the sun sinks lower in the sky and your shadow gets longer.


How does a shadow of something look like when it is early in the morning?

A shadow is going to be longer in the morning and in the afternoon when the sun is shining at the person or item.


What is the difference between morning shadow and afternoon shadow?

The difference between a morning shadow and a afternoon shadow is the face different ways and the opposite ways to the suns position.A morning shadow is very light but afternoon shadow is deep.


What is smaller than you at midday and bigger than you late in the afternoon?

A shadow. It is smaller at midday when the sun is directly overhead, and longer in the late afternoon as the sun starts to set.


What is the different positions of shadows in morning noon and afternoon?

Morning: The shadow will be the longest and facing the west as the sun rises in the east Noon: The shadow will be the shortest as the sun is directly above the object Afternoon: The shadow will be slightly longer and facing east as the sun is going to set in the west soon.


When the Sun is high in the afternoon how will be your shadow?

your shadow will be short


Why is your shadow longer at 500 in the afternoon than 100 in the afternoon?

because the sun is at a smaller angle at 5:00. At noon the sun would be at about 90 degrees therefor shadow would be directly beneath you (depending on where you live, season, etc.) so at 1:00 it would be more above you than in front of you, so the shadow would be shorter.


What will be the length of shadow of a 10 feet tall tree in afternoon?

It depends on what time in the afternoon.


Where would a shadow fall late in the afternoon?

East


What side is the shadow at at morning?

In the morning, a shadow falls from the East to the West. It is also short, rather than it being long in the afternoon. At an equivalent time in the morning, the shadow is just as long as it is at the equivalent time in the afternoon.