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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
What is a shadow? Give a reason for its formation.
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of umbra and penumbra both. Label the parts umbra and penumbra in your diagram.
In the following diagram, draw rays to form a penumbra on the screen.
State the conditions when only the penumbra of an opaque object is obtained on the screen.
Why is it that the birds flying in the sky do not cast their shadow on the earth?
Tick the correct answer.
Umbra is a region of
What are the essential conditions for the formation of shadow?
How does the colour of an opaque object affect the colour of the 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.
The lighter shade of shadow is the ______.
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.
On a sunny day, does a bird or an aeroplane flying high in the sky cast its shadow on the ground? Under what circumstances can we see their shadow on the ground?
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?
