| − | A '''shadow''' is a region of darkness, caused by the placement of an obaque object between a surface and a light source. The length of a shadow cast by the sun can be used to gauge the time; it is shortest at noon (although it will usually still cast a shadow.) | + | A '''shadow''' is a region of darkness, caused by the placement of an obaque object between a surface and a light source. The length of a shadow cast by the [[sun]] can be used to gauge the [[time]]; it is shortest at noon (although it will usually still cast a shadow.) |