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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
What is a shadow? Give a reason for its formation.
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of umbra alone.
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?
What is shadow?
What is penumbra?
What are the essential conditions for the formation of shadow?
How does the colour of an opaque object affect the colour of the shadow?
What do we need in order to see a shadow?
Sivarajan placed a meter stick in the playground at 7.00 am in the morning. How will the shadow of the stick at noon look in comparison to the one in the morning
What are the parts of 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.
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.
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.
