Imagine you're playing with a flashlight in the dark. When you turn it on, light shines out like magic. If you put your hand between the light and the wall, a shadow appears, like a ghostly version of your hand! This happens because light can’t go through solid things, so when an object blocks the path of the light, it leaves a dark spot behind. That’s how shadows work!
Examples
- A cat sitting in front of a lamp casts a big, round shadow on the floor.
- When you hold up your hands between two flashlights, your shadow looks like it’s split into pieces.
- The moon blocks the sun and casts a shadow over Earth, that's why we have solar eclipses.
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See also
- How Does a Shadow Form Exactly?
- What Makes a Shadow Appear?
- What Makes a Shadow?
- How Do Rainbows Form in the Sky?
- How Does a Mirror ‘Know’ What It’s Reflecting?
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