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Why does the pole cause a shadow on the playground when the sun is out?
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How long is the shadow for the 74ft pole?
It depends on the angle of the sun. If the sun is at 90 degrees, immediately overhead, then the length of the shadow is 0. What is the angle of the sun?
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.
When would your shadow be the longest near the north pole and why?
it would be long cause the Sun is getting lower and would heat your feet and feet is the beginning of your body and would make a long shadow. sometimes longer than you!
When would your shadow be the shortest near the north pole and why?
June 21, because the Sun is highest in the sky
What cause the shadow of an object to be dark?
because no light or sun gets behind it
How does the position of the sun effect your shadow?
The lower the sun the longer the shadow and the higher the sun the shorter the shadow
If the sun is hitting a pole at 30 degrees altitude and the pole is 3' tall how long is the shadow?
If the pole is on level ground then you have the outline of a right angled triangle with an opposite side of 3 feet and an adjacent angle of 30 degrees. To find the length of the adjacent side (which in effect is the shadow of the pole) use the tangent ratio: tangent = opposite/adjacent which can be rearranged to: adjacent = opposite/tangent adjacent = 3/tangent 30o = 5.196152423 feet Therefore the shadow cast by the pole is 5.2 feet corrected to one decimal place.
Can reflection cause shadow?
The reflection of you in a mirror is different from you seeing a shawdow of you on the ground or wall. If a light or the sun is facing the mirror or you at a certain angle, the reflection of whatever is in the mirror can cause a shadow.
What occurs when the moon moves into the shadow of the sun?
The sun has no shadow. Do you mean the shadow of the earth?
When was The Shadow of the Sun created?
The Shadow of the Sun was created in 2001.
When was In the Shadow of the Sun created?
In the Shadow of the Sun was created in 1974.
What time would a shadow be at its longest?
That depends where you are on the planet. Your shadow would be longest if you were standing on a rotational pole at the time of equinox. At this point your shadow would be infinity long as it would be "projected" into space. However as a rule of thumb one's shadow is longest when the sun is rising or setting but high enough to cast your shadow.
