Delhi Private School, Dubai

Light and Shadow

Grade-3
1. When the light shines on an object three things can happen:
 If the light passes through the object is transparent.
 If the light is blurred the object is translucent
 If the light is blocked the object is opaque.

What will happen if light is flashed through?

Object What Happens Why

Wax paper / butter paper Light does not completely pass through opaque

Plastic wrap Light passes through transparent

Tin foil Light do not pass through Opaque

Milk Small amount of light can pass through Transparent

Apple juice Allows light to pass through . Transparent

Water Allows water to pass through Transparent

2. Differentiate between transparent, translucent and opaque

Transparent Opaque Translucent

An object which allows
complete passage to light is
called a transparent object.
We can clearly see through
a transparent object
An object which does not
allows passage to light is
called an opaque object.
We cannot see through an
opaque object.
An object which allows
partial passage to light is
called a translucent object.

3. Our shadows are longer in the morning and evening. Why?

During morning and evening, the angle of incident light is very small. Due to this, longer
shadows are formed in the morning and evening.

4. What is shadow?

When light falls on an opaque object, a dark patch is formed on the other side of the
object; if a screen is present on the other side. This dark patch is called shadow.
5. Differentiate between luminous and non-luminous objects .

Luminous A body /object which emits light by itself .It can be natural or artificial

Non luminous A body which does not emit light by itself

6. Why do translucent & opaque materials form shadows?

Translucent & opaque materials form shadows as they block the light.

7. Why the length of your shadow on the ground keeps changing during the day?

In the morning & evening the Sun is positioned quite low in the sky & your shadow is
long. As the Sun moves up in the sky, the length of the shadow goes on decreasing. At
noon when the Sun is overhead, the shadow is the shortest. Thus the length of your
shadow on the ground keeps changing during the day depending upon the position of the
Sun in the sky.

8. Observe the given figure and identify the figure that forms the bigger shadow?

Figure 1 forms the larger shadow because the girl

is very close to the light source .