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प्रश्न
Select the correct alternative.
Penumbra is a region of
विकल्प
complete darkness
complete brightness
partial brightness
none of the above
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उत्तर
partial brightness
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The darkest portion of a shadow is called the ................
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 alone.
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?
What is shadow?
What is penumbra?
When does a shadow form?
What do we need in order to see a shadow?
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 |
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.
