In which direction will your shadow be formed when you are standing in sun during
(a) early morning?
(b) afternoon?

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Solution

In early morning the sun is at the east and a long shadow will be formed towards the west.
During afternoon the sun is above our head but tilted towards the west. So, a short shadow will form towards the east.

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