1 / 8

Understanding Light and Shadows: How Light Travels and Shadow Formation

Discover how light travels in a straight line and how shadows are formed when an object blocks the light rays. Learn about the science behind shadow formation and how it relates to the position of the sun. Explore the Sundial and how it can tell time based on shadow position.

herbertyoung
Download Presentation

Understanding Light and Shadows: How Light Travels and Shadow Formation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Shadows Page E101

  2. How does light travel? • Light travels in a straight line.

  3. Shadow Formation • Shadows form when a person or an object blocks the flow of light rays.

  4. Jimmy’s hand is blocking the beam of light coming from his flashlight. Therefore, he can create the shadow image on the wall.

  5. When you stand in the sunlight, you block the flow of the sun’s rays. This is why your shadow forms. Sun and ShadowHow does it work?

  6. More Information • When the sun is low in the sky, either early in the day or late in the day, longshadows form. Shadows at sunset

  7. When the sun is high in the sky, in the middle part of the day, shadows are short.

  8. The Sundial • A sundial can be used to tell the time of day, based on the position of the shadow on the dial. • In the morning, the shadow falls on the east side of the dial. • Later in the day, it falls on the west side.

More Related