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Why is a shadow always on the opposite side of the light source?
Your shadow will fall in the direction opposite the source of light - with you between the light source and the shadow. The direction of your shadow relative to you will depend on what direction you are facing.If you are facing toward the light source, the shadow will be behind you.If you are facing away from the light source, it will be in front of you.If you have the light source to your right, the shadow will be to your left.If you have the light source to your left, the shadow will be to your right.If the light source is directly above you, the shadow will be directly under you.If you move past a light source, your shadow will move from behind you to beside you and then to in front of you.
Why does your shadow move while the day goes on?
-- The shadow of an object always extends from the object in the directionaway from the light source that produces the shadow.-- If you're outside, the light source that produces your shadow is most likelythe sun.-- The sun moves across the sky, from east to west, during the day.-- So the direction in which your shadow extends from you has to move, fromwest to east, in order to always stay opposite the sun.
What is the direction of a shadow?
Away from the light.
Why when the length and position of my shadow changes as i walk towards a light source and when i walk away from the lamp post?
If the direction from which the light comes changes, then the direction of the shadow changes as well. The shadow basically points away from the light source.
In what direction will your shadow fall in the morning?
The sun rises in the east, so shadow will fall to the west
Does a shadow of a sundial move in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction?
clockwise
Why is your shadow sometimes in front of you and sometimes. behind you?
Your shadow will fall in the direction opposite the source of light - with you between the light source and the shadow. The direction of your shadow relative to you will depend on what direction you are facing.If you are facing toward the light source, the shadow will be behind you.If you are facing away from the light source, it will be in front of you.If you have the light source to your right, the shadow will be to your left.If you have the light source to your left, the shadow will be to your right.If the light source is directly above you, the shadow will be directly under you.If you move past a light source, your shadow will move from behind you to beside you and then to in front of you.
How many distance move a shadow in one hour?
The direction a shadow points turns 15 degrees in one hour. The distance the end of the shadow moves depends on the length of the shadow.
Why is a shadow always on the opposite side of the light source?
Your shadow will fall in the direction opposite the source of light - with you between the light source and the shadow. The direction of your shadow relative to you will depend on what direction you are facing.If you are facing toward the light source, the shadow will be behind you.If you are facing away from the light source, it will be in front of you.If you have the light source to your right, the shadow will be to your left.If you have the light source to your left, the shadow will be to your right.If the light source is directly above you, the shadow will be directly under you.If you move past a light source, your shadow will move from behind you to beside you and then to in front of you.
Why is your shadow sometimes in front of you and sometimes behind you?
Your shadow will fall in the direction opposite the source of light - with you between the light source and the shadow. The direction of your shadow relative to you will depend on what direction you are facing.If you are facing toward the light source, the shadow will be behind you.If you are facing away from the light source, it will be in front of you.If you have the light source to your right, the shadow will be to your left.If you have the light source to your left, the shadow will be to your right.If the light source is directly above you, the shadow will be directly under you.If you move past a light source, your shadow will move from behind you to beside you and then to in front of you.
When was Move Your Shadow created?
Move Your Shadow was created in 1985.
Why does your shadow move while the day goes on?
-- The shadow of an object always extends from the object in the directionaway from the light source that produces the shadow.-- If you're outside, the light source that produces your shadow is most likelythe sun.-- The sun moves across the sky, from east to west, during the day.-- So the direction in which your shadow extends from you has to move, fromwest to east, in order to always stay opposite the sun.
Why does a shadow Change depending on the time of day?
The shadow is cast by the sun.As the earth rotates on it's axis, the sun appears to move across the sky in an arc.The height and direction of the sun is constantly changing throughout the day and so the shadow will also change. When the sun is high the shadow is short. When the sun is low, the shadow will be long.
What is the direction of a shadow?
Away from the light.
What causes the direction of shadows?
The direction from which light hits an object determines the direction of the shadow it makes
Which way do the patterns of shadow and light move across the moon?
The Moon travels across the sky in the same direction as the Sun; Its' leading edge is the point at which phase changes start and move from right to left.
How can you tell where the Sun is by looking at your shadow?
The shadow faces the opposite direction from where the light is coing from.
