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प्रश्न
Why is it that the birds flying in the sky do not cast their shadow on the earth?
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उत्तर
We do not see the shadow of a bird flying high up in the air because in their shadow, the umbra is absent and the penumbra is too large and too faint that it is not visible as the distance of screen (i.e. earth) is very large from the object (i.e. bird).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The darkest portion of a shadow is called the ................
Fill in the blank.
The less dark 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 and penumbra both. Label the parts umbra and penumbra in your diagram.
In the following diagram, draw rays to form umbra on the screen.

State the conditions when only the penumbra of an opaque object is obtained on the screen.
Answer the following.
How is a shadow formed? Write the conditions required for a shadow to form.
What is shadow?
When does a shadow form?
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 are the properties of shadow?
The lighter shade of shadow is the ______.
Which of the following can never form a circular 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.

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?
