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Is there a relationship between the distance of the light source and the object?
Jadegoth
The further the light source is from the object, the smaller the shadow formed and vice versa.
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How does the distance between a light source and an object affect its shadow?
the moon
What is the difference between a shadow of an object created by a small light source and the sun?
Shadow from light source always bigger than object but shadow from the sun is the same size as object. Great different is due to the distance of light source. Size of shadow is double at distance x 2 source to object. Shadow is always bigger than object. You will notice your shadow is bigger in light bulb or stadium spot light but the shadow from sun is the same size as object. This is due to great distance from sun to us (150 million km approximately) the double distance to see our shadow to be double is at 300 million km from the Sun. at merely 10 m or 100 km is almost no distinguishable different in shadow size to the object. We then presume shadow cause from sunlight is equal to the size of the object.
Why the Doppler shift tells us only about the motion directly along the line of sight between a light source and an observer but not about motion across the celestial sphere?
A lateral (sideways) movement doesn't change the frequency, because in this case, the distance between the object and the observer isn't changing.
What is the height of the shadow when the distance from the light source to object is 24cm?
It depends what angle the light is at, for example the shadow would be longer if the light was looking atr the object from the side (45 degrees) than it would be if looking at it from the top of the object(180 degrees).
What are the essential condition for shadow formation?
a light surface; a surface; and an opaque object between the light source and the surface.
The closer the light source the shadow is what?
The closer the light source the larger is the shadow. You can understand this effect using the paraxial aproximation of light theory. If you draw lines from the light source to the edges of an object, there is an angle (call it alpha) between the these lines and the orthonormal vector to the object. The shorter the distance between the light and the object, the higher is alpha (because the height of the object is always the same): tan(alpha) = (height of the object)/(distance between light and object) Of course the relationship between the height of the shadow and the angle is the same: tan(alpha) = (height of the shadow)/(distance to the wall in which the shadow is proyected) So, the higher the angle alpha (and closer the distance between light and object), the heigher is the shadow.
How does the distance between a light source and an object affect its shadow?
the moon
How do shadows change size?
when the distance between the light source and the object changes
What is the size of the shadow and the distance of the object from the light source when a shadow is formed?
If you are using a point light source, the shadow's size is the object's size divided by the distance from the light source to the object multiplied by the distance from the light source to the shadow.
What is the relationship between the intensity of the radiation given off from a radiation source and distance from the radiation source?
The source doesn't care how far you are from it, or whether you're even there, andthere's no relationship between that and the intensity of the radiation it gives off.However, the intensity of the radiation that you receivefrom it is inversely proportionalto the square of your distance from it ... same math as for gravity.
What 3 factors determine the amount of heat energy that can be transferred from one object to another?
1st. how hot is the heat source 2nd.the distance between the object and the heat source 3rd.whether if the object is a good conductor of heat (tht's not the answer. u wanted i guess)
What is the relationship between the size of the shadow and the distance of the object from the light source?
The relationship between the size of a shadow of an object and the distance of light source from the object is indirectly proportional. A short distance will make the shadow big while making the distance long will reduce the size of the shadow.
What 3 things make a shadows?
A shadow is formed when an object blocks light, creating a dark area behind it. Three factors that determine the size and shape of a shadow are the angle at which the light hits the object, the size of the light source, and the distance between the object and the light source.
What effects the size and tone of shadows formed?
The angle between the light source and the object that light's being shone at, the distance between the light source and object, the amount of light in the environment and the diffraction of the lights, and where the less or more phases of light reach, which cause the shadow to be darker or greyer.
What factors affect the size of a shadow formed on a screen?
The size of the shadows formed changes if the distance between the object and the screen is also changed. If there is an increase in the distance between the screen and the object, the size of the shadow also increases.
Do shadows vary in size?
Yes, shadows can vary in size depending on the size and position of the light source, the distance between the object and the surface on which the shadow is cast, and the angle at which the light hits the object.
In radiology what is the term SID?
SID stands for Source to Image Distance. This is the distance between the source of photons (anode) and the image receptor.
