Image Formation by Mirrors
Physics ⇒ Light and Optics
Image Formation by Mirrors starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A concave mirror forms a real, inverted image of an object placed beyond its center of curvature. Where will the image be formed?
A dentist uses a mirror to examine a tooth. Which type of mirror is most suitable and why?
A student places an object 10 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. Where will the image be formed?
Describe the nature of the image formed by a convex mirror for any position of the object.
Explain why a concave mirror can be used to concentrate sunlight to a point.
Explain why the image formed by a plane mirror cannot be projected onto a screen.
If an object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror, what is the nature and size of the image formed?
State the law of reflection.
Which mirror is used as a rear-view mirror in vehicles?
(1) Plane mirror
(2) Concave mirror
(3) Convex mirror
(4) Parabolic mirror
Which of the following best describes the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed between the focus and the pole?
(1) Real, inverted, and diminished
(2) Virtual, erect, and magnified
(3) Real, erect, and magnified
(4) Virtual, inverted, and diminished
Which of the following best describes the image formed by a convex mirror when the object is at infinity?
(1) Real, inverted, and highly diminished
(2) Virtual, erect, and highly diminished
(3) Real, erect, and magnified
(4) Virtual, inverted, and magnified
Which of the following is a characteristic of the image formed by a plane mirror?
(1) Real and inverted
(2) Virtual and erect
(3) Real and erect
(4) Virtual and inverted
Fill in the blank: The center of curvature of a spherical mirror is the center of the __________ of which the mirror is a part.
Fill in the blank: The distance from the pole of a mirror to its focus is called the __________.
Fill in the blank: The image formed by a plane mirror is as far __________ the mirror as the object is in front of it.
Fill in the blank: The line passing through the center of curvature and the pole of a spherical mirror is called the __________ axis.
True or False: A convex mirror always forms a virtual, diminished, and erect image.
True or False: The focal length of a convex mirror is considered positive according to the sign convention.
True or False: The image formed by a concave mirror is always real.
True or False: The image formed by a convex mirror is always smaller than the object.
