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Shadows can get smaller and bigger. it depends on where you are.

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when do shadows get smaller and bigger?

Shadows are longer when the Sun is low in the sky, and are longest at sunrise and sunset. The shortest shadows are seen at "Local Apparent Noon", when the Sun is high in the sky. Over the course of a year, noontime shadows are longest on the winter solstice and shortest on the summer solstice. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is on December 21; the summer solstice is on June 21. Switch these dates for the southern hemisphere, and these dates may vary a day either way depending on the cycle of leap years.


What percent of the planets are bigger than Earth?

There are 8 planets Mercury (smaller than Earth) Venus (smaller than Earth) Earth Mars (smaller than Earth) Jupiter (bigger than Earth) Saturn (bigger than Earth) Uranus (bigger than Earth) Neptune (bigger than Earth) so 3 smaller & 4 bigger than Earth 37.5% smaller than Earth 50% bigger than Earth


Is mass larger on bidder planets or smaller?

Mass does not change with gravity. Weight increases on BIGGER planets and decreases on smaller planets.


Is the moon bigger or smaller then the earth?

The Earth is bigger than the Moon. Earth's diameter is about 12,742 kilometers, while the Moon's diameter is about 3,474 kilometers.


What has a bigger shadow moon or earth?

The Earth's shadow is larger than the Moon's shadow because the Earth is much larger in size and has a greater surface area for casting shadows. The Moon's shadow is smaller in comparison, especially during a solar eclipse when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.

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