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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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∙ 13y agodue to sunlight
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Well, sunlight causes the shadow in the first place. The reason the shadows are shortest at noon (which is the question) is because at noon the Sun is most overhead.
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∙ 11y agoit is because light travel would the shortest in mid day. lame and it is the right answer loser
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∙ 12y agoBecause the sun is above them and the shadow would be aimed down
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∙ 12y agoBecause the angle of elevation of sun from our foot is greater with the ground.
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∙ 12y agoIt is because the sun is highest in the air, and it shines on to you, creating less shadow.
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When are shadows shortest?
Shadows are shortest at noon, when the Sun is overhead.
At what time of the day would you expect to find the shortest shadows and why?
Shadows are the shortest when the sun is high in the sky. This is because when the sun is high in the sky, sunlight is striking the ground at an almost right angle making a short shadow. If the sun would be directly overhead, there would be no shadow.
Which season is shadows shortest?
Your shadow would be shortest at noon because the sun would be directly overhead.
When does the sun cast the longest shadows?
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When is your shadow the shortest?
your shadow is the shortest when the sun is right above you!
When are shadows shortest?
Shadows are shortest at noon, when the Sun is overhead.
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?
Shadows are the shortest when the sun is high in the sky. This is because when the sun is high in the sky, sunlight is striking the ground at an almost right angle making a short shadow. If the sun would be directly overhead, there would be no shadow.
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.
Would there be shadows at noon on mars?
yes there would be shadows at noon
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.
What time of day is your shadow the shortest?
At mid-day or when the sun is as close to overhead of you as possible. At this time, your shadow will be directly below you and not long, as it is at sunrise or sunset. If you want which day in a year the Shadow likely to be smallest than it is June 22
When is your shadow longest in the day?
Shadows are the longest when it is dawn or night. In the afternoon, the sun is over us, which makes our shadow short!
