THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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The Equator
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The South Pole
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The North Pole
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The Tropic of Cancer
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Detailed explanation-1: –Noon will produce the shortest shadow of the day, though this length will vary based on the time of the year and how far from the equator the object is. The further away from the equator we are, the longer the shadow is produced, because the sun will never reach directly overhead.
Detailed explanation-2: -During morning and evening, the incident angle of the light is very small. Due to this, longer shadows are formed in the morning and evening. While at noon incident angle increases, due to which size of shadows decreases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shadows change with the seasons The tilt of the Earth’s axis affects the length of our shadows. During the summer, our location is tilted towards the Sun, so our midday shadows are very short. During the winter, our location is tilted away from the Sun, so our midday shadows are longer.