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Why does your body form a shadow?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Any object that blocks the light forms a shadow.

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Why does a shadow form behind you when the sun shines?

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Does a mirror form a shadow in the dark?

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Why do you think that your shadow jumps into bed before us?

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