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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The less dark portion of a shadow is called the .................
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उत्तर
The less dark portion of a shadow is called the penumbra.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The darkest portion of a shadow is called the ................
What is a shadow? Give a reason for its formation.
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the shadow of an opaque object by a point source of light. How is the size of shadow affected if the screen is moved away from the object?
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.

Tick the correct answer.
Umbra is a region of
What is shadow?
What is penumbra?
When does a shadow form?
How does the colour of an opaque object affect the colour of the shadow?
What do we need in order to see a shadow?
What are the parts of shadow?
______ is always against, opposite side of light source.
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.
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?
