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A shadow is formed when the light can not pass through the object, so a patch of darkness is left behind the object where not much light can reach.

This is because the light is either absorbed or reflected by the object.


However, some light often still reaches shadowed areas because light is reflected off of other objects nearby, onto the shadow. This is why shadows are not always 100% darkness.

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