Standard Science Primary 4 Energy

Ravi placed a toy car between a torch and a screen. How can he make the shadow of the toy car larger?

A Move the torch further away from the toy car.
B Move the toy car closer to the torch.
C Move the screen closer to the toy car.
D Change the batteries in the torch.
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Step 1: A shadow is formed when light is blocked by an opaque object. Step 2: To make the shadow larger, the object must block more light from the source. Step 3: Moving the object closer to the light source (torch) achieves this.

Correct answer: Move the toy car closer to the torch.

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