when is the shadow longest during the day?is it early morning or late afternoon?

Answer 1

The shadow depends on the angle the sun is away from your body or the tree or whatever is casting the shadow. So the shortest shadow, during the day, would be none at all- but only in the Tropics, where, by definition, the sun can be directly overhead. The longest shadow is when the sun is at the horizon, or very slightly above it. So at sunset or sunrise the shadows will be longest: therefore both very early and very late in the day. However, there won't be any real shadow if it's cloudy, which is more likely at sunrise, nor if the sun's rays are too spread out by dust in the Earth's atmosphere, which is more likely at sunset. So really, it depends on the weather conditions that day.

Answer 2

Trick question... The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west.

Therefore, in the morning your shadow is longest in the westerly direction. In the late afternoon, it goes east. Presuming, of course, that you are facing true north.

Answer 3

As the sun go's down the Shadow's get longer

Answer 4

You get a long shadow in the morning when the sun is low in the east and it repeats itself in the evening when the sun is low in the west.

Answer 5

they are the same length at dusk and dawn. the only difference is the position of the shadow because the sun rises from the east, and sets in the west. This is saying that your position on earth is constant.

Answer 6

ans. morning because the sun is facing you from your slanting side causing a long shadow to appear. as the shadow depends on the angle of the distance between the opaque object and the source of light, it depends upon the position of the source of light. therefore the sun is longer during day. the shadow can be longer during early morning between 7, or after the sun rises. during afternoon or noon time, the sun is right above us , tree or the opaque object, causing less distance between the sun and the opaque object. as the distance is even less than the distance compared to that of the distance between us or the opaque object, the shadow is smaller. the more the distance, longer the shadow, less the distance, shorter the shadow.

Answer 7

They get longer as the sun goes down.

Answer 8

Let us assume you live on a perfectly flat, featureless plain and the weather is clear, without a cloud in the sky. The answer, then, would be . . . . (long drum roll, cymbal crash) . . . sunrise and sunset.

Answer 9

It happens twice.

When it's nearly gone and nearly risen

Answer 10

evening