Question

A shadow is caused when an object blocks sunlight. For example, when your body blocks sunlight, you may see a shadow of yourself on the ground. How do you think the shadow of an object, such as a flagpole, would change over the course of the day as the Sun appears to move across the sky?

Answer 1

Answer:

The position of the sun affects the change in the direction and size of the shadow of the object. When sunlight is blocked by and object a shadow forms, as the earth moves on its axis daily it looks like the sun rises in the east and sets on the west.

When the sun is low in the sky the more light is blocked by an object which means the shadow will be longer and shadow will always point far from the direction of the sun.

In the morning sun is in the east so the shadow will be towards the west in the morning, shadows are long and point northwest and at noon, shadows are short and point north late afternoon shadows are long and towards the northeast.