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For vertical objects, shadows are shortest when the Sun (or other light source) is directly overhead. This is when taller objects have their shadows under or near them.
For horizontal objects, the shadow is shortest when its longest cross section is parallel to the beam from the light source.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoDuring winter the shadows are shorter because of the tilt of the axis on the earth and sun. (x) this is the axis and it is tilted 27 degrees east so it is in the opposite motion of the sun because of this it makes the shadows shorter however this same process is repeated indulgently oppositely so it has the opposite effect in summer= longer shadows.
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∙ 7y agoIn winter. This is when there is the greatest angle of sunlight, because the Sun is overhead on the other side of the equator (where it is summer). So for any given time of the day, winter shadows are longer than spring, summer, or fall shadows.
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∙ 15y agoShadows are longer when you have a shoter object against the light or when you are walking up a hill and the sun is behind you.
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∙ 10y agoThey are general their shortest at midday, when the Sun is most directly overhead and your shadow is directly under you.
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How much money did The Longest Day gross worldwide?
The Production Budget for The Longest Day was $10,000,000.
What is the length of shadows during the day in summer and winter?
Shadows lengths are less in summer than winter.
March 21st is the longest day in what region?
March 21 is not the longest day in any region.
Can the same day be both the longest and the shortest day of the year?
Yes. Longest day of the year in one hemisphere, and shortest day of the year in the other hemisphere. So our summer solstice on June 21 is the longest day in Europe or America, but the shortest day for the Australians.
What is the longest day of the year in Georgia?
Thanksgiving Day
At what time of day will the sun cast the longest shadow?
The sun casts the longest shadows immediately after sunrise and immediately before sunset.
What time of day is it when shadows are getting shorter?
Shadows become shorter only during the morning (before noon). Shadows are longest at sunrise and sunset, when the angle with the surface is greatest.
What part of the day shadows are longest?
At dawn and dusk, your shadows extend all the way to the horizon.
During the daytime when does the sun cast the longest shadow?
As can be observed on any sunny day, the shadows are longest at sunrise and at sunset.
Why does the sun cast the longest shadow in the winter?
For a given shadow object, and at a given time of the day, the shadows will be longer in winter, for then the Sun will be lowest in the sky
Is a shadow usually longer at mind-day than it is just before sunset?
No, shadows are shortest at mid day and longest at sunset.
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.
What day of the year do objects in the northern hemisphere have the longest mid - afternoon shadows?
At the winter solstice, which is the 21st of December.
What time of the day is the shadow at the longest?
the longest shadow you see in the day is 3\early in the morning and near the sunset...
What time of day is the shadows the tallest?
Just as the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It is then that the sun is at its lowest, so the shadows are longest, indeed infinitely so.
Do shadows get longer until it reaches its longest point and then it will start getting shorter?
Shadows get shorter as the sun get higher up in the sky and as the sun goes down shadows will get longer so shadows get shorter in the morning and get longer in the afternoon. Also, as the year progresses, the sun's angle in the sky at the same point in each day changes, due to the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's axis. In the northern hemisphere, for instance, shadows get longer and longer (again, at the same time of day) until the winter solstice around December 21st, then they start getting shorter and shorter.
What day of the year are shadows the shortest?
The day when your shadow is the shortest depends on where you are on the Earth. * In the northern hemisphere it is when the sun is the highest in the sky. The day of the Summer Solstice * .In the southern hemisphere it is when the sun is the highest in the sky. The day of the Winter Solstice. * At the equator the sun is directly overhead and your shadow is at its minimum at each of the equinoxes
