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How would the length of the shadow at noon compare with the length of the shadow in the late afternoon?
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What size is a shadow in the middle of the day?
That depends on how big the object is, the time of year, and the location you are. obviously, the size would make a difference, the season determines the tilt of the earth changing the shadow length. if you were in Africa at midday, your shadow would be short since the sun is directly overhead. if you were in Antarctica at noon, the sun would be lower to the ground thus creating a longer shadow.
What time of year are shadows longest?
Summer would probably have the the shortest shadow because the sun is right over us and winter would have the longest because the sun isn't right over us. The length of the shadow really doesn't depend on the seasons. It is really about where the sun is in the sky. But in order for there to be an actual shadow, the sun must be visible. So in summer you would find the most shadows but not the longest. You can get a long shadow in any season as long as the sun shines.
Which would not be associated with stable atmoshperic conditions?
Afternoon thunderstorms
When the Moon's shadow hits earth or earths shadow hits the moon then what occurs?
it would be an ECLIPSE! ;p
Would you have a shadow if you go faster than the speed of light?
No.
Where would a shadow fall late in the afternoon?
East
What is midday on a sundial?
The shortest shadow on a sundial would be afternoon or Middaay
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 would the length of shadow cast by a pole be if the incident rays of the sun were direct?
I am not sure what you mean by "direct" - light tends to travel in a straight line. The length of the shadow depends on the length of the pole, and of the height of the Sun.
what causes shadow length?
The length of an object's shadow is determined by ... -- the length of the object, -- the angle between the object's length and the surface on which its shadow appears, -- the distance between the object and the surface on which its shadow appears, -- the angular size of the light source as seen from the object, -- the angle between the direction to the light source and the normal to the object.
How long in feet would the shadow be for an object which is 20.7 feet tall?
The length of the shadow depends not only on the height of the object, but also on how high the Sun is in the sky.
Does the position of the torch would affect the length of the shadow cast by the pencil?
i think yes as try it yourself
What would be the length of the shadow of a 24 ft tree when a 40 ft tree casts a 16 ft shadow?
You have two similar triangles with one side the tree, and another the shadow Using the side with the tree, the ratio of the length of the triangles can be found: the triangles are in the ratio of 24 : 40 Thus divide the shadow of the 40ft tree by 40 to find out the length of shadow per foot of tree, and multiply this by 24 to find the length of the shadow of the 24 ft tree. This can be done by using the ratio as a fraction 24/40: → the shadow of the 24 ft tree is 16 ft × 24/40 = 9.6 ft
Where is the sun to make the long shadow?
To make a long shadow, the sun has to be low in the sky, such as early morning and late afternoon. There would be a long shadow at 8 AM, 9 AM, etc. Also, there would be a long shadow at 4 PM and 5 PM. The noon sun is always low in the sky in winter and in the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland, you can observe long shadows at midnight, with the midnight sun.
What size is a shadow in the middle of the day?
That depends on how big the object is, the time of year, and the location you are. obviously, the size would make a difference, the season determines the tilt of the earth changing the shadow length. if you were in Africa at midday, your shadow would be short since the sun is directly overhead. if you were in Antarctica at noon, the sun would be lower to the ground thus creating a longer shadow.
What properties of similar triangles are useful for estimating distances and heights?
The base length of both triangles. The base using the shadow method would be the shadow. The base using the mirror method would be from the object to the center of the mirror.
A pillar 6 feet tall casts a shadow 3 feet long on the ground If the pillar was 10 feet tall how many feet in length would the shadow be?
37.2 ft
