If Mika stands in front of a flagpole with the sun directly behind her, where will her shadow fall with respect to the flagpole? Provide a very brief response.
Mika's shadow will fall opposite to the sun, meaning in front of her, towards the flagpole. If the sun is positioned low enough in the sky and directly behind her, her shadow could extend to touch or even stretch beyond the flagpole. The shadow is created because Mika's body blocks the sun's light, casting a silhouette of her shape on the ground or on any object that is in the path between her and the light source, such as the flagpole. Since light travels in straight lines and Mika is obstructing the light from reaching the ground directly where she is standing and in front of her, the shadow will appear on the ground between her and the flagpole.