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It will stay the same and get longer.

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Q: How do shadows change as the sun moves higher in the sky?
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How do shadows change through the day?

Shadows change when the sun moves in the sky because it hits objects from different directions, which causes them to cast a different shadow.


When the sun moves lower in the sky shadows get?

They get longer.


How shadows change every season?

As the Earth moves around the sun, the sun appears at different elevations in the sky, so your shadow is cast longer, or shorter.


Why does the size and direction of a shadow change?

Because the sun moves through the sky, or at least it appears to do that. Since the sun's position changes with respect to objects on the earth so do their shadows.


Why is a shadow longer in the summer than winter?

In the summer, the sun is higher in the sky, casting shadows that are shorter. In the winter, the sun is lower in the sky, creating longer shadows. This difference in the angle of the sun's rays causes the length of shadows to vary between the seasons.


Is it true that as the sun moves the shadows get longer and point more to the east?

After Noon, when the Sun is highest in the sky and the shadows are smallest, the Sun continues towards its setting in the West. Since shadows are on the opposite side of an object from the light source, the shadows are then on the East side. As the light source gets lower in the sky, the shadows get longer.


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 does the length of the shadow indicate about the location of the sun in the sky?

The higher the Sun is in the sky, the shorter the shadows produced. In some places the Sun can be overhead at certain times of year. In that case no significant shadows are seen.


What causes the position of the sun in the sky and shadows to change?

When the light is thrown on an object, shadow takes place on the opposite direction of the light source. So as the light source moves, the shadow does the same. The sun "moves" because the earth is rotating and revolving around it.


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.


Is the shadow long or short in the evening?

The length of a shadow in the evening depends on the position of the sun. In the evening, when the sun is lower in the sky, shadows tend to be longer than during midday when the sun is directly overhead.


Why do shadows change during the day?

Because the sun moves across the sky (the world spins around it) The earth rotates around the sun causing different shadow lengths