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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.
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Do shadows get smaller or bigger?
Shadows can get smaller and bigger. it depends on where you are.
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bigger by alot
What percent of the planets are bigger than Earth?
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Do shadows get smaller or bigger?
Shadows can get smaller and bigger. it depends on where you are.
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lager or bigger
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Why are our shadows bigger in winter than summer reasoning?
The sun stays closer to the horizon, which makes the shadows longer.
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Why is a bigger person's voice bigger than a smaller person's voice?
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The bigger the denominator(lowest) the smaller the fraction
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Smaller
Is mars smaller or bigger?
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