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If you compare shadows at the same time of day, the one at 60° latitude,

either north or south, will always be longer than the one at 10° latitude,

either north or south.

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Q: Will a shadow be longer a 60 degrees latitude or 10 degree latitude?
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Will a shadow be longer if you move north on the longitude line or smaller?

That completely depends on where you start from. -- If you're in the southern Hemisphere, at latitude more south than 23.5 degrees, then the shadow gets shorter as you move north. -- If you're in the northern Hemisphere, at latitude more north than 23.5 degrees, then the shadow gets longer as you move north. -- If you're anywhere between 23.5 south latitude and 23.5 north latitude, then the behavior of the shadow as you move north depends on the time of the year.


Will a shadow be longer it you move west on the latitude line or shorter?

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How does your noontime shadow change throughout the year?

The specifics change depending on the latitude in question, but the noontime shadow will become shorter as the sun's direct rays of incidence approach the latitude in question and longer as the sun's direct rays of incidence recede from that latitude. For example, if you live at 45 degrees North, your shortest shadow will be on the summer solstice, since the sun's direct rays of incidence are at 23.5 degrees North on that day and will be south of that position on all other days. Conversely, if you live at the equator, your shortest shadows will be on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, since the sun is directly overhead on those days.


Why are the Gobi Desert and the Great Basin Desert located at 40 degrees north latitude instead of 30?

Rain Shadow effect.


What is the angle of elevation to the nearest degree of the sun if a 54 foot flagpole casts a shadow 74 feet long?

36 degrees


What is the height of the shadow when the distance from the light source to object is 24cm?

It depends what angle the light is at, for example the shadow would be longer if the light was looking atr the object from the side (45 degrees) than it would be if looking at it from the top of the object(180 degrees).


What is the measure of the angle between the end of the shadow and the vertical side of a 170ft building that cast a 40 ft long shadow?

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What would happen in you measured the shadow angle larger than it actually was?

I believe that the degree of the shadow would increase. Try drawing different size (as in longer and shorter) triangles it shows this. Hope this helps :)


Where does your shadow point at noon?

Depends how tall you are. What latitude you are at. The time of year.


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


Is a shadow longer in the afternoon?

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If a clock tower is 15 feet tall. How long is its shadow at 60 degree above the horizon. How do you work out the problem?

If the angle of elevation is 60 degrees then by using the tangent ratio the length of the shadow is 8.66 feet rounded to two decimal places.