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Chapter 14 Light and the Formation of Shadows Solutions

Complete Maharashtra State Board Balbharati & Yuvakbharati textbook solutions for Chapter 14 Light and the Formation of Shadows. Step-by-step solved exercises, numerical problems, and digest answers.

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Maharashtra State Board Class 6 Science Solutions Chapter 14 Light and the Formation of Shadows

Class 6 Science Chapter 14 Light and the Formation of Shadows Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Choose an appropriate word and fill in the blanks.

Question a.
A ……………. is a natural source of light.
Answer:
star

Question b.
A ………….. is an artificial source of light.
Answer:
candle

Question c.
When light passes through a prism, it gets separated into ………….. colours.
Answer:
seven

Question d.
The image obtained in the pinhole camera is …………..
Answer:
inverted

Question e.
A shadow is formed when an …………… object comes in the way of light.
Answer:
opaque

Question f.
When a ………….. object comes in the way of light, light passes …………… it. options : seven, star, through, transparent, opaque, colors, shape, erect, inverted, luminous, candle.
Answer:
transparent, through

2. Write whether the following objects are luminous or non-luminous.

Question a.

Answer:

Object	Luminous /Non-luminous
A book	Non-luminous
A burning candle	Luminous
A wax cloth	Non-luminous
A pencil	Non-luminous
A pen	Non-luminous
A light bulb	Luminous
A tyre	Non-luminous
A torch	Luminous
Stars	Luminous
The planets	Non-luminous
A satellite	Non-luminous
The Moon	Non-luminous

3. Match the following.

Question a.

Natural sources of light	Man-made sources of light
The Sun	Tubelight
Stars in the night sky	Light bulb
Fireflies	Torch
Anglerfish	Burning candle
Honey mushroom	Oil lamps

Answer:

Transparent	Opaque	Translucent
Piece of glass Water	White plastic Tea kettle Note book Cloth Wooden cupboard	Tinted glass Oil paper Sheet of notebook Wax paper

4. Write the answers to the following.

Question a.
What things are necessary for the formation of a shadow?
Answer:
Things necessary for the formation of a shadow are:

Question b.
When can an object be seen?
Answer:
We can see an object when reflected rays reach our eyes.

Question c.
What is a shadow?
Answer:

Project:

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

Prepare a Newton’s disc.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

Find out how to save electricity with the help of the sunlight we receive during the day.

Question 3. Read a biography of Sir C. V. Raman and find out about the discoveries he made.

Class 6 Science Chapter 14 Light and the Formation of Shadows Important Questions and

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

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Fill in the blanks.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

The ……………. is the main natural source of light.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

block bg-white dark:bg-slate-900/80 border-l-4 border-emerald-500 rounded-r-xl p-5 my-3 shadow-xs border border-slate-200/60 dark:border-slate-800">

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Sun

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

The light emitted by an electric torch is more …………….. than that obtained from a candle.

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intense

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

The left and right sides of the original object appear to be …………….. in the mirror.

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exchanged

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

The image is as far behind the mirror as the object is in ……………… of it.

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front

Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution

The …………….. of the image is the same as that of the object.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

height

Question 6 Maharashtra Board Solution

The materials through which light passes is said to be …………….

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transparent

Question 7 Maharashtra Board Solution

The materials through which light does not pass is said to be …………...

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opaque

Question 8 Maharashtra Board Solution

The materials through which light passes partially is said to be …………...

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translucent

Question 9 Maharashtra Board Solution

If an ………….. object comes in the way of a light source, light does not pass it.

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opaque, through

Question 10 Maharashtra Board Solution

The shadow of an object formed due to sunlight is ………….. in the mornings and evenings and ……………. in the afternoon.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

long, short

Question 11 Maharashtra Board Solution

The shadow of an object is formed only when ………….. does not pass through the object.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

light

Question 12 Maharashtra Board Solution

Stars are …………...

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

luminous

Question 13 Maharashtra Board Solution

Planets, satellites are …………...

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

non-luminous

Question 14 Maharashtra Board Solution

The largest sundial is at ………….., New Delhi.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Jantar Mantar

Question 15 Maharashtra Board Solution

………….. is celebrated as National Science Day.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

28th February

Question 16 Maharashtra Board Solution

Light travels in a straight line. This is called …………...

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

linear propagation of light

Question 17 Maharashtra Board Solution

The image formed on the diaphragm of the pinhole camera is …………...

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

inverted

Question 18 Maharashtra Board Solution

The kind of shadow an object forms depends upon the ………….. between the ………….., the object and the ………….. or the ………….. on which the shadow is formed.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

relative distance, source of light, surface, screen

State whether following statements are True or False.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

Light travels in a straight line.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

True

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

Stars are luminous.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

True

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

Image in a pinhole camera is inverted.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

True

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

In the afternoon, shadows are long.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

False

Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution

Fireflies are a natural source of light.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

True

Question 6 Maharashtra Board Solution

We see the candle clearly when we bend the tube.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

False

Question 7 Maharashtra Board Solution

We can see our image clearly in running water.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

False

Question 8 Maharashtra Board Solution

Tracing paper is transparent.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

False

Question 9 Maharashtra Board Solution

The light obtained from an electric torch is more intense than that obtained from a candle.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

True

Question 10 Maharashtra Board Solution

28tn February is celebrated as “National Science day” since 1987 in India.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

True

Question 11 Maharashtra Board Solution

Classify the following into natural and man-made/artificial sources of light. (tubelight, light bulb, torch, burning candle, the sun, fireflies, anglerfish, honey mushroom, stars in the night sky, oil lamps, lanterns)

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Natural sources of light	Man-made sources of light
The Sun Stars in the night sky Fireflies Anglerfish Honey mushroom	Tubelight Light bulb Torch Burning candle Oil lamps Lanterns

Question 12 Maharashtra Board Solution

Identify the transparent, opaque and translucent objects from among the following. (piece of glass, wax paper, tinted glass, oil paper, white plastic, a tea kettle, a notebook, cloth, water, a wooden cupboard, sheet of notebook.)

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Transparent	Opaque	Translucent
Piece of glass Water	White plastic Tea kettle Notebook Cloth Wooden cupboard	Tinted glass Oil-paper Sheet of notebook Wax paper

Question 13 Maharashtra Board Solution

Classify the following into the type of images they form: Clear image, faint image, no image. (still clear water, cemented wall, wooden surface, new steel dish, flower, glossy granite cladding of a wall, mirror, butter paper).

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Clear Image	Faint Image	No Image
Still clear water, New steel dish, Glossy granite cladding of a wall, Mirror	Butter paper	Wooden surface Flower Cemented wall

Question 14 Maharashtra Board Solution

Relate images formed with the surfaces.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Answer in one sentence.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

What are luminous objects?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The objects which emit light i.e. which themselves are a source of light, are called luminous objects.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

What determines the intensity of light?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The intensity of light is determined by the extent to which the objects emit light.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

What are non-luminous objects?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The objects that are not sources of light themselves are called as non-luminous objects.

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

What are artificial sources of light?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Man-made objects which emit light are artificial sources of light.

Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution

What are natural sources of light?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Natural substances, materials which emit light are called natural sources of light.

Question 6 Maharashtra Board Solution

What is linear propagation of light?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Property of light travelling in a straight line is linear propagation of light.

Question 7 Maharashtra Board Solution

What is reflection of light?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The rays of light falling on an object from a source of light are thrown back from the substance of that object. This is reflection of light.

Question 8 Maharashtra Board Solution

How do we see objects around us?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The rays of light falling on an object from a source of light are thrown back from the surface of that object. This is called reflection of light. We see the object when the reflected rays reach our eyes.

Question 9 Maharashtra Board Solution

What is moonlight?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Sunlight reflected from the surface of the moon reaching us, in which we see the moon is called the moonlight.

Question 10 Maharashtra Board Solution

What type of image is formed in the mirror?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The image formed in the mirror is ‘laterally inverted’ i.e. right side appears as left side and left side appears as right side.

Question 11 Maharashtra Board Solution

What change do you see in the image if you decrease or increase your distance from the mirror?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

When the distance between object and mirror is increased the size of image decreases where as, when the distance is decreased the image size increases.

Question 12 Maharashtra Board Solution

What difference do you find in the height of the image in the mirror and yourself?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The size of the image in the mirror is the same as that of the object.

Question 13 Maharashtra Board Solution

What is the image on the diaphragm of the pinhole camera?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

An inverted or an upside down image of the candle is seen on the diaphragm of the pinhole camera.

Question 14 Maharashtra Board Solution

What do you mean by transparent object?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The objects / materials through which light passes are said to be transparent.

Question 15 Maharashtra Board Solution

What do you mean by opaque materials?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The materials through which light does not pass are said to be opaque.

Question 16 Maharashtra Board Solution

What do you mean by translucent materials?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The materials through which light passes partially are said to be translucent.

Question 17 Maharashtra Board Solution

How is the shadow in the morning, afternoon and evening?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The shadows are long in the mornings and evenings and short in the afternoon.

Question 18 Maharashtra Board Solution

What is shade of a tree?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The shade of a tree is its shadow.

Question 19 Maharashtra Board Solution

How many colours is sunlight made up of?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Sunlight is made up of seven colours.

Give reasons for the following.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

When we see in the mirror, we see our image in the mirror.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

When we see our face in the mirror, the light reflected from our face falls on the mirror and gets reflected back again. Hence, we see our image in the mirror.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

Opaque materials cast shadow.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

An opaque material does not allow light to pass. Hence, it casts a shadow.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

Transparent and translucent object do not cast a shadow.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Translucent objects cast a faint shadow whereas transparent objects do not cast a shadow at all because they allow light to pass through them.

Use your brain power!

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

Why is the image on the diaphragm of the pinhole camera inverted?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

1. The pinhole camera works on the principle of light travelling in a straight line. 2. The rays of light from the candle flame go in all directions. 3. We consider only two rays that pass through the hole and fall on the screen. 4. The rays intersect at the pinhole. 5. Since the rays cross over at that point, the top of the object appears at the bottom of the image and the bottom of the image appears at the top. Thus, we see an inverted image of the candle.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

How will you light up a dark room using reflected light?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Focusing on the wall with torch light. Mirrors or reflectors can be used to get light from outside.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

Try to start the TV by operating the remote control from behind it.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

T.V will not start.

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

In which step is the flame of the candle seenclearly? Why?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

In step 1 the flame of the candle is seen clearly because light travels in straight line.

Can you tell?

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

Can we see anything in total darkness?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

No, we cannot see anything in total darkness.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

What helps us to see the objects around us?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Reflected light helps us to see objects around us.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

What does the light in each one of the pictures originate form?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

1. Bulb 2. Firefly 3. Candle 4. Sun

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

Name the natural sources of light.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Sun, Fireflies

Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution

In which objects do we see our reflection?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

All objects reflect light rays, but the best reflectors of light are mirrors, still water in a lake, new steel dish i.e. smooth shiny surfaces.

Question 6 Maharashtra Board Solution

What difference do you notice on looking through the windows in the picture? What causes the difference? The picture shows transperant, opaque, translucent window panes. Spot them.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Answer the following questions in brief.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

List factors on which shadow depends.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Shadow depends on relative distance between the source of light, the object and the surface on which the shadow is formed.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

How we can see that light travels in straight line.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

What is the difference between an object and its reflection? What causes the difference?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

List characteristics of images in a plane mirror.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Question 8 Maharashtra Board Solution

State the characteristics of image formed by a pinhole camera.

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Characteristics of an image formed by a pinhole camera are as follows:

Try this.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

Make your friend stand in between the torch and the wall. What happens?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Friend’s Shadow forms on the wall.

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution

Place a glass filled with water on a sheet of paper in the window so it receives direct sunlight. What is seen on the paper?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

We see rainbow colours on the paper.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution

Can we do the same in a dark room with the help of a prism and a torch? What do we learn from this?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

yes, we can. Light gets seperated into seven colour. From this we learn that white light contains seven colours.

Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution

If you dip the wire loop in the soap water and then blow it, soap bubbles are formed. Are the beautiful colours of the rainbow seen in these bubbles?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Yes, splitting of white light into different colours takes place.

Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution

What do you see on holding a CD in the sun?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

CD reflects rainbow colours, and interesting : patterns.

Question 6 Maharashtra Board Solution

Raise your right hand. In mirror which hand of the mirror image is raised?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

Left hand of the mirror image is raised.

Question 7 Maharashtra Board Solution

Is there any difference between your height and height of the mirror image?

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

The height remains the same.

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