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Shadows are made by blocking light, and reflections are made by light bouncing back to your eyes.
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A shadow is like a dark silhouette footprint left by your body, while a reflection is like a mirror twin waving back at you from a pond.
Imagine you are a little light beam traveling through the air! When you bump into a solid toy, you cannot go through it, so you leave a dark patch behind called a shadow. But when you hit a smooth, shiny surface like a mirror or a puddle, you bounce off it like a ball hitting a wall! You zoom right back to your eyes, which lets you see your own reflection. Both shadows and reflections show us how light dances around the world, playing hide-and-seek with everything we see. You are a natural scientist, and exploring light is so much fun! 🌟 Takeaway: Shadows happen when light is blocked, and reflections happen when light bounces back to show your image.
