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What is a shadow? How is it formed?

Important Questions on Light, Shadow, and Reflection

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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 5
What are transparent, translucent, and opaque objects?
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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 5
Differentiate between an image and a shadow.
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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 5
How is the image formed by a plane mirror different from the image formed by a pinhole camera?
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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 6
You are given a sheet of transparent glass and a piece of wood. Which of them will cast a shadow when placed in front of a source of light? Justify.
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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 6
Why do you not observe a shadow in a dark room?
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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 6

Draw the shadow formed in the following case. Explain the terms used in the diagram.
An object placed in front of a point source of light.

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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 6
Draw the shadow formed in the following case. Explain the terms used in the diagram.
A source of light with an object smaller than the source kept in front of it.   

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Galaxy A Course in Science Book 6>Chapter 12 - Light, Shadow, and Reflection>Put on your thinking cap>Q 6
Draw the shadow formed in the following case. Explain the terms used in the diagram.
A source of light with an object larger than the source kept in front of it.