Question

Write the differences between a shadow and an image. [5 MARKS]

Answer 1

Each Point: 1 Mark

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Image}& \text{Shadow}\\ \text{(1) It is formed by reflected rays}& \text{It is formed when no light}\text{is allowed to pass through the object}\\ \text{(2) Images can be seen when reflected}\text{light approaches observer’s eye}& \text{No light approaches observer’s eye}\\ \text{(3) Image provides a lot of information}\text{like colour, shape, etc.}& \text{Shadows are vague and}\text{don’t provide any information}\\ \text{(4) Image can be straight or inverted}& \text{Shadow is not inverted}\\ \text{(5) Size is same as that of the object}& \text{Size can be smaller or larger}\end{array}$