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What condition is necessary for a shadow to form?
What condition is necessary for a shadow to form?
At which time of day are shadows typically identified as longest and faintest?
At which time of day are shadows typically identified as longest and faintest?
Which description aligns with what happens during a solar eclipse?
Which description aligns with what happens during a solar eclipse?
How are materials classified based on light passage?
How are materials classified based on light passage?
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What is the result of the Earth’s revolution around the Sun?
What is the result of the Earth’s revolution around the Sun?
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Study Notes
Light Sources and Shadows
- Light sources are objects that emit light, categorized as natural or artificial.
- Objects are classified as luminous (emit light) or non-luminous (do not emit light).
- Materials are categorized as opaque (block light), translucent (allow some light to pass), or transparent (allow most light to pass).
- Opaque objects create shadows—dark patches on the side opposite the light source.
- Shadows need a light source, opaque object, and a surface (screen/wall).
- Shadows are longest and faintest when the light source is at a large angle.
- Shadows are shortest and darkest when the light source is overhead.
- Shadow size and sharpness depend on distance between light source and object.
- Earth's rotation causes day and night.
Eclipses
- Earth's revolution around the Sun causes seasons.
- An eclipse occurs when one celestial body casts a shadow on another, partially or totally.
- Eclipses happen when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line.
- Two types of eclipses exist: lunar and solar.
- Lunar eclipses happen when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon.
- Solar eclipses happen when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth, blocking sunlight.
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Description
Test your knowledge on light sources, shadows, and eclipses. Explore the differences between luminous and non-luminous objects, and the conditions required to form shadows. Additionally, learn how eclipses occur and their relation to the Earth's movements.
