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What causes a shadow to change shapes?
the object blocking the light or the light source are moved or changed. A shadow is created when an object is placed in the path of light. If the object remains unchanged then the movement of the light that is casting the shadow will alter the shape.
What does shadow mean in science?
A shadow is a dark shape formed when a body comes between rays of light and some surface.
Can a reflection be a shadow?
It is actually impossible to reflect a shadow, as a shadow is merely an absence of light. However, what IS reflected is the light surrounding the shadow. When this light is reflected, it forms a reflected image of the light's shape, complete with a lack of light, or shadow. In this way, it can look like a shadow is reflected.
Can you change the size of your shadow?
The lower the sun is behind you, the longer your shadow will stretch before you.
Why does changing shape of an object dose not change the density?
Changing the shape CAN change the density. If you change it into a smaller shape, then you increase the density. However the mass will not change.
What causes the shape of a shadow to change?
when you change the object that creates the shadow by blocking the light, its' shadow will change. or there is another light source shining from a different direction on the object will affect the shadow too.
What did you notice about the shape of the shadow compare to the shape of the object?
The shape does not change, only the length, depending on where the light comes from. Such as on a sundial, and the shadow gets longer or shorter over hours.
What did you notice about the shape of the shadow compared to the shape of the object?
The shape does not change, only the length, depending on where the light comes from. Such as on a sundial, and the shadow gets longer or shorter over hours.
Why does the moon apper to change its shape?
Because, as the earth rotates it casts a shadow on the moon
Why does the shape of the moon change?
the shape of the moon is caused by the movement of the earth. Earth's shadow causes the shapes. As the earth moves, so does its shadow, creating different shapes (phases).
What causes the shadow which makes the moon change its shape?
The shadow is caused by the earth blocking the path of the light from the sun casting shadow on the moon. When the earth is not in between the sun and the moon then we have a "full moon."
Does the moon appear to change shape because of the Earth's shadow on the moon?
No. The earth's shadow on the moon is a lunar eclipse. The moon appears to change shape depending on which part of orbit the earth is in. The sun is almost always shining on one half of the moon (excluding during a lunar eclipse).
How is the shape and size of shadow affected if colored light is used?
No change will occur because shadow is a dark outline of an object, irrespective of the colour of the object or the colour of the light.
What causes the moon to appear to change shape over a lunar month?
It is simply the shadow of the earth over the moon. When none of the earth's shadow covers the moon, it is a full moon.
What is as big as a plane has the same shape as a plane but does not weigh anything?
Its shadow. Except that it does not have the same shape. A plane has a 3-dimensional shape, a shadow does not.
Do a shadow have a defenite shape?
Stand with your back against strong sunlight, and your shadow on the ground before you will have a definite shape.
What causes a shadow to change shapes?
the object blocking the light or the light source are moved or changed. A shadow is created when an object is placed in the path of light. If the object remains unchanged then the movement of the light that is casting the shadow will alter the shape.
