2006-06-18 18:55:45 · 12 answers · asked by Dinesh D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Because the sun is right over your head casting a small shadow
2006-06-18 18:57:45 · answer #1 · answered by subhuman320 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The length of a person's shadow is dependent on where the sun is in the horizon. The closer it is, the longer the shadow will be. The point when the Sun is farthest from both horizons is at noon, and hence the length of our shadow is the smallest.
2006-06-18 19:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Answerer Ongoing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you lie down, your shadow will be the longest at noon. The length of shadow depends on how much of the light source is being blocked by a body. At noon the sun is on its height point and if we stand we block the sunlight the least. The blocked portion of the sunlight appears as a shadow.
Try seeing a shadow of a pencil by moving it in varied angles in three dimension in sunlight or a table lamp light to understand the principle.
2006-06-18 19:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by subodh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coz the sun is on top in the noon, rays of light are perpendicular to the earth, therefore our shadow is smallest at noon.
You can check noon project observations here:
http://web.northnet.org/training/Instructions.htm
2006-06-18 19:05:21 · answer #4 · answered by d_1167 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The position of the sun is directly above you at noon, therefore, casting a smaller shadow then at any other times of the day OR it's lunchtime, and a lot of us are indoors eating in a flood of flourescent light ;)
2006-06-18 19:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bay Area Gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around noon, the sun is at the "highest" point in the sky. Therefore, almost "directly" overhead ... hence casting the "shortest" shadow.
It's angles ... position of the sun, it's angles of rays, hitting your body, buildings, whatever ... the larger the angle, the larger the shadow.
2006-06-18 19:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by mehs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the lenght of the shadow you cast is in direct proportion to the angle the sun is at when you see it, Your shadow is longest when the sun is at the horizon or just above it and at a lower angle , and shortest when the sun is at its zenith or nearly directly overhead. If the sun was directly overhead you would be at the equator, and have no shadow. I do hope this is a homework question, because this is theanswer your teacher expects.
2006-06-18 19:03:54 · answer #7 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the sun is very near to directly above, thus the rays of light only make contact with the top of your body (top of your head and your shoulders), and that is all that makes a shadow.
2006-06-18 18:58:25 · answer #8 · answered by nightcrow90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the angle of the sun, which at noon, is theoretically at its highest point in the sky. Noon is not necessarily the exact time when this will occur but it is generalized to state that...
2006-06-18 19:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by andrelix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the sun lights reflects straight as it go to west
2006-06-18 18:58:34 · answer #10 · answered by Vocal Prowess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋