Chapter 14 8th Grade Science Lenses Mirrors Putman

Front

Any smooth surface that reflects light to form an image is a(n) ____.

Back

mirror

Front

The bowl of a shiny spoon forms an enlarged, upright image similar to that of a ____ mirror.

Back

concave

Front

Light rays that hit a convex mirror ____ as they are reflected.

Back

diverge

Front

Outside rear-view mirrors on automobiles are generally ____.

Back

convex

Front

____ are thick in the middle and thin at the edges.

Back

Convex lenses

Front

The image formed by a plane mirror is ____.

Back

upright and reversed

Front

A ____ lens has a short focal length and produces a small image that includes much of the surroundings.

Back

wide-angle

Front

When an object is less than ____ focal length(s) away from the lens, the image is no longer real.

Back

one

Front

Because they bend light more, thick convex lenses have ____ focal lengths than thin convex lenses.

Back

shorter

Front

Which of these is not true about a real image?

Back

It appears behind the mirror.