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If you place yourself on the equator at a the time of an equinox, then at mid day your shadow falls directly under your feet because the Sun is directly above you. As the Sun rises to this position and set form it, you shadow will fall to one side of you and the length of this shadow will depend on the height of the Sun in the sky, the shorter it is the higher the sun will be. Thus from the length and position of your shadow you can tell what time it is. Long shadows happen in the morning or evening and short shadows happen towards mid day.
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What does the phrase shadows lengthening mean?
This phrase means the sun is setting- it is becoming late afternoon or evening time. ( Shadows lengthen as the sun moves gets closer to the horizon . )
How are shadows useful?
Shadows give us information about shapes of objects. Sometimes, shadows can also mislead us about the shape of the object. :)
How many pages does Hero in the Shadows have?
Hero in the Shadows has 406 pages.
Who is Roylin Bailey in the Secrets in the Shadows?
roylin bailey is the main character of "the secrets in the shadows"...
What is the collective noun for shadows?
none
How were shadows used in the past to tell the time?
A sundial
What is a simple clock using shadows to tell the time?
A sundial.
What is a sundial used for?
A sundial is a way to tell time without a clock. It uses the sun and positions of shadows to tell the time. These are fairly accurate.
What is a device that uses the position of shadows cast the sun to tell the time of day?
sundial
Is shadow important to us?
Yes shadows are important because they tell us the position of the sun at the time of day
What is the duration of Shadows of Time?
The duration of Shadows of Time is 2.03 hours.
How did Anglo Saxons tell time?
At that time, in most parts of the world, ordinary people told the time roughly by observing shadows. When it got dark it was time to head home.
When was Shadows of Time created?
Shadows of Time was created on 2004-04-18.
When are shadows the longest 1200 or 300?
At 0300 there are no shadows from the Sun, it is night time.
During Daylight Saving Time when are shadows short and long?
The shadows are longer.
What is the time when shadows are longer and what is the time when shadows are shotest?
The time you shadows are longer is when the sun is out because it will shine on you and it will make your shadows by blocking it and I time your shadows is shotest is when the is is going down because the sun won`t be shing on you and your shadow is going to become smaller and smaller and when the sun is fully gone is will be gone as well
First clock invented?
The first clocks ever used were actually invented by the Egyptians. These clocks were sun dials that used the shadows to tell time.
