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When the Sun casts the shortest shadows of the day, it is noon according to .

A. The time in Greenwich, England is also known as .

B. The calendar year has 366 days during a .

C. The Sun reaches its highest point closer to 1 p.m. than to noon when our clocks are set to .

D.. was invented to solve train scheduling problems caused by the fact that apparent (and mean) solar time can differ between locations separated by just a few miles.

E The length of the solar day is usually at least a few seconds different from 24 hours, so when we use 24-hour clocks we are keeping track of .

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Answer: The Sun reaches its highest point closer to 1 p.m. than to noon when our clocks are set to .

Step-by-step explanation:

Because The shortest shadow is at noon because the sun is directly above you.

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