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What time of day is it when shadows are getting shorter?
Shadows become shorter only during the morning (before noon). Shadows are longest at sunrise and sunset, when the angle with the surface is greatest.
What time of the day shadows the shortest?
local noon (not noon according to the clock)
How can shadows change over time?
Shadows depend on the location of the light source.If, for example, the sun is your light source it will change the size and shape of shadows as it crosses the sky during the day.
What is a device that uses the position of shadows cast the sun to tell the time of day?
sundial
What does a sun dial show?
The approximate time of the day, based on the position of the sun.
How does the time of day affect the direction of shadows?
Shadows are always directly opposite the light source. And the sun moves across the sky, the shadow will also move to remain on the opposite side.
What are some M. Shadows quotes?
" seize the day or die regretting the time you have lost"... that is a really good one
Is shadow important to us?
Yes shadows are important because they tell us the position of the sun at the time of day
If the sun gets higher the sky will make a longer shadow?
The time when shadows get shorter in the day if from 12 0'clock. Before and after noon the shadows are usually very long.
How and why do shadows change during the day?
the shadows change as the earth rotates on its axis. the sun stays still so the shadows change.
At what time of day would you expect to find the shortest shadows?
NOON When the sun is at it's highest point in the sky
Why do the length and direction of shadows change during the day?
the lengths and direction of shadows change during the day because of some factors these are: 1) position of the earth facing the sun 2) time of the day 3) power of suns rays 4) place object is in 5) what object is around
