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The size of a shadow in the middle of the day can vary depending on the angle of the sun and the object casting the shadow. Shadows are longest when the sun is lowest in the sky, typically in the early morning or late afternoon. At noon, when the sun is highest in the sky, shadows tend to be shorter.
The length of a shadow under a lamp post at night would depend on the height of the lamp post, the angle of the light source, and the distance of the object or surface on which the shadow is being cast. Without specific measurements or information, it is impossible to determine the exact length of the shadow.
Both. At sunrise and sunset on a sunny day, your shadow will be very long. As the sun rises and approaches it's zenith at noon, your shadow becomes progessively shorter, then lengthens again throughout the afternoon.
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If the Earth were flat, it would cast a straight and uniform shadow, similar to a rectangular shape, as it would obstruct the light from the Sun in a consistent manner. The size and orientation of the shadow would vary depending on the position of the Sun in the sky.
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The shortest shadow on a sundial would be afternoon or Middaay
The length of a shadow is primarily determined by the angle of the sun in relation to the object casting the shadow. Shadows are longer in the early morning and late afternoon when the sun is lower in the sky, and shorter at midday when the sun is directly overhead. The size and shape of the object casting the shadow also play a role in determining shadow length.
because the sun is at a smaller angle at 5:00. At noon the sun would be at about 90 degrees therefor shadow would be directly beneath you (depending on where you live, season, etc.) so at 1:00 it would be more above you than in front of you, so the shadow would be shorter.
I am not sure what you mean by "direct" - light tends to travel in a straight line. The length of the shadow depends on the length of the pole, and of the height of the Sun.
The size of a shadow in the middle of the day can vary depending on the angle of the sun and the object casting the shadow. Shadows are longest when the sun is lowest in the sky, typically in the early morning or late afternoon. At noon, when the sun is highest in the sky, shadows tend to be shorter.
The length of the shadow depends not only on the height of the object, but also on how high the Sun is in the sky.
You have two similar triangles with one side the tree, and another the shadow Using the side with the tree, the ratio of the length of the triangles can be found: the triangles are in the ratio of 24 : 40 Thus divide the shadow of the 40ft tree by 40 to find out the length of shadow per foot of tree, and multiply this by 24 to find the length of the shadow of the 24 ft tree. This can be done by using the ratio as a fraction 24/40: → the shadow of the 24 ft tree is 16 ft × 24/40 = 9.6 ft
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To make a long shadow, the sun has to be low in the sky, such as early morning and late afternoon. There would be a long shadow at 8 AM, 9 AM, etc. Also, there would be a long shadow at 4 PM and 5 PM. The noon sun is always low in the sky in winter and in the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland, you can observe long shadows at midnight, with the midnight sun.
The base length of both triangles. The base using the shadow method would be the shadow. The base using the mirror method would be from the object to the center of the mirror.
37.2 ft