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Can you think of creating a shape that would give a circular shadow if held in one way and a rectangular shadow if held in another way?
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A cylinder. Hold it sideways with the lid towards the light and you get a circle. Hold it normally and you get a rectangle.
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How do you describe a shadow?
A Shadow is the absence of light next to an area of light. The absence of light is caused by an object that is in the direct path of light so that light cannot reach the area that the shadow is in. Light cannot go around an object and is therfore blocked by objects creating an absence of light that is proportional to the object that is blocking the light.
How would you hit the metal rod to create a longitudinal wave?
You would either position the object creating the shadow perpendicular to the light source or move it closer to the light source.
Did light have shadow?
light did not had shadow and will not have shadow.
Why does a shadow have two regions?
If the source is larger than a single point, then there's a region in the center of the shadow where the source is completely blocked and none of it is visible, and another region around the center where only part of the source is blocked and part of it is visible.
Do ghosts have a shadow?
NO. Ghosts do not have shadow.
Can you name a shape that would give a circular shadow if held in one way and a rectangular shadow if held in another way?
Cylinder
Which shape will give circular shadow if held in way and rectangular shadow held in other way?
cylinder! seems to be fun! try it
Can a square cast a non-circular shadow?
Any shadow cast by a square is non-circular.
What is an outer circular shadow of the moon on the earth?
Penumbra
What part of a rainbow is the shadow from your head?
That will be at the center of the circular arc.
What is the shape of the earths shadow on the moon durning a lunar eclipse?
Circular!
What happens when one object is in the shadow of another?
its in the shadow of another
What does sundial maen?
A sundial is a very old method to tell the time. The sun casts a shadow on a vertical vane. Where the shadow marks a circular scale, shows the time.
What happens to your shadow if you stand in the lights of a tree's shadow?
A tree's shadow does not have light. Anytime you are in the shadow of another object your body has no shadow of its own.
What is a sun-shadow mandala?
A sun-shadow mandala is a artistic representation of ones Sun qualities (good qualities) and Shadow qualities (bad qualities). This is usually represented in a circular picture, most popularly in a Ying-Yang style.
What is one object in space casting a shadow on another?
A shadow cast on one object in space on another is ECLIPSE
What is a sentence using the term rain shadow?
The rain shadow of the Himalayas makes the Tibetan Plateau comparatively dry. The high mountains blocked the clouds, creating a rain shadow for the valleys to the east.
