.Why are shadows shorter around noon? Make sure you give a full, detailed answer, not just one sentence.

At noon the sun is directly overhead the sun rays fall vertically on the body so the shadow is very short.

So the rays fall vertically on the body. in mornings and evenings the rays fall at inclined position. So shadows are long at mornings or evenings.

Shadows are shortest at noon because the sun is directly overhead. So the rays fall vertically on the body. In the morning and in the evening, the rays fall at inclined position. So shadows are longer during morning and evening.

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it would affect precipitation by causing flooding in some areas of the world due to climate increasing, causing the glaciers in the northern and southern pole of our planet to melt.

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