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How does measuring shadows help us determine what time of day it is?
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How were shadows used in the past to tell the time?
A sundial
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 simple clock using shadows to tell the time?
A sundial.
What is chronometer used for?
It is an instrument for measuring time
What time of the day shadows the shortest?
local noon (not noon according to the clock)
Name the scientist who gave the circumference of the earth first time?
Eratosthenes of Cyrene. He did it by measuring the size of shadows at different locations on the planet and was right to within a few percent.
What is the duration of Shadows of Time?
The duration of Shadows of Time is 2.03 hours.
When was Shadows of Time created?
Shadows of Time was created on 2004-04-18.
How does the coat of a tiger help it to catch its prey?
The coat gives the tiger an advantage in the shadows and brush. The prey have a hard time telling the difference between the coat of a tiger and the normal shadows of the brush.
Which factor doesn't help determine when a volcano will errupt?
the time of day
What can time management skills help a person to do?
determine and schedule activities . :D
What is echo sounder?
Is an instrument used to determine the depth of water by measuring the time interval between the emission of a sound signal and the return of its echo from the bottom.
When are shadows the longest 1200 or 300?
At 0300 there are no shadows from the Sun, it is night time.
During Daylight Saving Time when are shadows short and long?
The shadows are longer.
What is the time when shadows are longer and what is the time when shadows are shotest?
The time you shadows are longer is when the sun is out because it will shine on you and it will make your shadows by blocking it and I time your shadows is shotest is when the is is going down because the sun won`t be shing on you and your shadow is going to become smaller and smaller and when the sun is fully gone is will be gone as well
What are the advantages of algebra?
Algebra is used to help determine distances in time, or places
What information is necessary to determine the circumference of the earth?
Someone used the shadows of two identical sticks at the exact same time in two different cities a know distance away
