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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The darkest portion of a shadow is called the ................
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उत्तर
The darkest portion of a shadow is called the umbra.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Select the correct alternative.
Umbra is a region of
Select the correct alternative.
Penumbra is a region of
State two differences between an umbra and a penumbra.
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of umbra alone.
In the following diagram, draw rays to form umbra on the screen.

State the conditions when only the penumbra of an opaque object is obtained on the screen.
What is penumbra?
How does the colour of an opaque object affect the colour of the shadow?
What are the parts of shadow?
Rearrange the boxes given below to make a sentence that helps us understand opaque objects.
| O W S | A K E | O P A Q | U E O | B J E T | T S M |
| S H A D |
The ______ is the darkest part of a shadow.
Which of the following can never form a circular shadow?
Three torches A, B and C shown in the following figure are switched on one by one. The light from which of the torches will not form a shadow of the ball on the screen.

Correct the following statements.
- The colour of the shadow of an object depends on its colour of the object.
- Transparent objects allow light to pass through them partially.
A torch is placed at two different positions A and B, one by one, as shown in the following figure.

The shape of the shadow obtained in two positions is shown in the following figure.

Match the position of the torch and shape of the shadow of the ball.
Three identical towels of red, blue and green colour are hanging on a clothes line in the sun. What would be the colour of shadows of these towels?
A football match is being played at night in a stadium with flood lights ON. You can see the shadow of a football kept at the ground but cannot see its shadow when it is kicked high in the air. Explain.
