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The lower the sun in the sky, the longer the shadow. A shadow is always cast in the opposite direction of incident sunlight. When the sun is directly overhead (at noon) the shadow is shortest.
Changes in shadow tell us where the source of light is. If you are outside, you only have one shadow because the sun is casting it. But if you have multiple shadows, then there are multiple sources of light to cast the shadows.
Shadows are the longest when it is dawn or night. In the afternoon, the sun is over us, which makes our shadow short!
Morning: The shadow will be the longest and facing the west as the sun rises in the east Noon: The shadow will be the shortest as the sun is directly above the object Afternoon: The shadow will be slightly longer and facing east as the sun is going to set in the west soon.
It is actually impossible to reflect a shadow, as a shadow is merely an absence of light. However, what IS reflected is the light surrounding the shadow. When this light is reflected, it forms a reflected image of the light's shape, complete with a lack of light, or shadow. In this way, it can look like a shadow is reflected.
The shadow of an object on a flat horizontal surface starts out long , pointing west. As the day progresses the shadow shortens and in the Northern hemisphere moves north of the object becoming shortest and pointing due north when it is noon local solar time. The shadow lengthens and points more westerly later on in the afternoon.
The shortest shadow is at noon because the sun is directly above you
The exact direction will depend on your geographical location. The general direction will be towards the east, since the Sun will be towards the west. In general, the shadow is opposite to the Sun.
From September 21 until March 21, the shortest shadow points north from the equator. From March 21 until September 21, the shortest shadow points south from the equator.
The shortest shadow occurs at noon.
At noon, or when the sun is in the middle of the sun is in the middle of the sky. It is directly above you so it casts arely any shadow. One could argue that it is shortest at night, when it is non-existent, but that technically means that there is no shadow to measure.
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in the winter by anthony greco