Question

Differentiate between shadow and image of class 6 physics

Answer 1

Explanation:

A dark patch formed on a surface behind an opaque object placed in the path of light is called a shadow. ... An image in a mirror can be seen without a screen, whereas it is mandatory to have a screen to form a shadow.

Answer 2

Shadow

• shadow is formed when light can't reach behind the object

• no light enters the observers eyes

• shadow does not provide such information

• shadow is never inverted

• shadow has no colour

Image

• it is formed by interactions of reflected rays

• image is seen when reflected rays across two observers eyes

• image give more information such as stucture etc .

• image can be straight or inverted

• image has colour

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