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The shadows are shorter at noon because the sun is higher thus not casting a longer shadow put an object in the sun at noon then watch as the sun throughout the day the object will cast a longer and longer shadow as the sun starts to go down

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When are shadows shortest?

Shadows are shortest at noon when the sun is directly overhead, creating a smaller angle between the sunlight and the object casting the shadow. As the angle increases in the morning and afternoon, shadows lengthen.


What time of the day shadows the shortest?

local noon (not noon according to the clock)


At what time of the day would you expect to find the shortest shadows and why?

You would expect to find the shortest shadows around noon when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. This is because the angle of the sun's rays are more directly overhead, resulting in shorter shadows.


Is the sun always highest in the sky at noon?

Yes the sun is always highest in the sky at noon


Where is the sun when shadows are short?

When the shadows are short, the sun is typically somewhere overhead.


When do you see the shortest shadows?

At "local apparent noon", when the Sun is highest in the sky. This will be noon on your watch only if you are at the middle meridian in your time zone and if you are not on daylight savings time.


When do you see shortest shadows?

At "local apparent noon", when the Sun is highest in the sky. This will be noon on your watch only if you are at the middle meridian in your time zone and if you are not on daylight savings time.


At what time of day would you expect to find the shortest shadows?

NOON When the sun is at it's highest point in the sky


How shadows change size during a day?

shadow will become short when it was xiawu and no shadow at night! haha At noon, when the sun aerial, and shadows is the shortest. When the sun goes down, the shadows change into the longest.


When are shadows made by the sun shortest?

Shadows made by the sun are shortest at solar noon, when the sun is directly overhead. At this time, the angle of the sun's rays hitting objects is at its steepest, resulting in shorter shadows.


What season has the shortest shadows and why?

Summer potentially has the shortest solar shadows because the Sun is more directly overhead. (This would be around noon close to June 21 in the northern hemisphere - Summer solstice - and December 21 in the southern hemisphere - winter solstice).


Are your shadows short at sunset?

No. Because of the angle of the sun, your shadow will be longest at when the sun is rising or setting. It is shortest at noon, when your shadow is directly under you.