Does fire have a shadow? Why?

Question

i have this project for science class and i had to explain a physics phenomenon, mine was does fire have a shadow
does anyone know if fire has a shadow or somewhere i can look to find the the answer to this question, i read somewhere that the shadow is from the burning particles which is why you can only see the shadow in sunlight but i have to explain it and i don't think that is much of an explanation

Answer 1

Fire is energy. While it may be burning particles, that doesn't mean it has to give a shadow. There are no oxygen shadows. If there is any shadow, that would be from the smoke, which is made up of ash, which would block the sun (like how there is a decrease in temperature after a volcano erruption because of the dust and debris).

Answer 2

Yes, it is possible for something which is on fire to have a shadow - ie , a shadow of the flame



Flames generally give out light, but the particulates [the particles of burning matter and smoke] in the flame can also block light, if the light source is stronger than the light given out by the flame

such as , in strong sunlight, or a beam from a hi-lumen [bright] light source

Answer 3

Yes

The visible part of a flame are particles that will absorb and therefore block light that shines through it.

Fire is also a source of light so that light might distort the shadow of the fire.