The way the Earth spins also affects things
like shadows.
The Earth rotates from west to east,
which means the sun will always appear to
us in the east.
Early in the morning,
when the sun appears low in the sky in the
east,
objects on Earth cast long shadows to the
west.
But as the Earth rotates,
the sun appears higher in the sky, and the
shadows shorten.
At midday,
the sun appears at its highest point
and shadows are at their shortest.
Afternoon, the sun appears to get closer to
the western horizon,
and shadows begin to grow longer in an easterly
direction.
