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Can reflection cause shadow?
The reflection of you in a mirror is different from you seeing a shawdow of you on the ground or wall. If a light or the sun is facing the mirror or you at a certain angle, the reflection of whatever is in the mirror can cause a shadow.
What does shadow mean in science?
A shadow is a dark shape formed when a body comes between rays of light and some surface.
Which property of light cause Shadow?
refraction
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.
Why opaque objects do not cause a shadow?
Opaque objects do not let light to past through so it will not cause a shadow. Because light cannot get through an opaque object, it will cast a shadow on the side opposite of the light.
Do different types of light cause different types of shadow?
no except UV lights as they do not portray any shadow
Are shadow different sizes all the time?
The size of a shadow depends on the angle and distance if the light source and the size and shape of the object making the shadow. They can be the same size.
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.
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 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.
Can reflection cause shadow?
The reflection of you in a mirror is different from you seeing a shawdow of you on the ground or wall. If a light or the sun is facing the mirror or you at a certain angle, the reflection of whatever is in the mirror can cause a shadow.
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 mountains cause the rain shadow?
What mountains cause the rain shadow
How does an object cast different shadows of different shapes?
If the object was a regular shape (a cube for example) it would cast the same shadow from any angle. An irregular shape (such as a car) will cast different shadows dependent upon the source of the light.
What shape is the meningitis bacterium?
Viral meningitis has no set shape. There are a variety of viruses that can cause viral meningitis, all a different shape.
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.
