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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.
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?
Answer the following.
How is a shadow formed? Write the conditions required for a shadow to form.
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?
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 properties of shadow?
What is a shadow? What things are necessary for the formation of a 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 |
______ is always against, opposite side of light source.
The ______ is the darkest part of a 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.

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?
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.
