Plane and Curved Mirrors

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The following is a picture of what type of mirror?

• Convex mirror

• Concave mirror

• Plane Mirror

• Flat Mirror

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What is a plane mirror?

• A curved surface

• A flat surface

• A rough surface

• A colored surface

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A student puts a hand up in front of a plane mirror as shown in the diagram.  Four possible observations are shown in the table below.  Which observation correctly describes the image of the hand?

• Observation 1 
• Observation 2
• Observation 3 
• Observation 4

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What are the characteristics of virtual images formed by plane mirrors?

• They are real images

• They are formed where light actually reaches

• They are upright and of the same size as the object

• They can be captured on a screen

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The picture above displays which property of images formed by plane mirrors?

• the image being perpendicular

• the image being virtual

• the image being laterally inverted

• the image being enlarged

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Which of the following characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror is true?

• The image distance is equal to the object distance

• The image is virtual, upright and of the same size as the object

• The image is laterally reversed

• All of the above

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What is a convex mirror?

• A mirror that bulges outward

• A flat mirror

• A mirror that bulges inward

• A mirror that reflects no light

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What is the primary function of a convex mirror?

• To magnify objects

• To reflect light in a straight line

• To provide a wider field of view

• To create a virtual image

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What is a concave mirror?

• A mirror that forms a reduced image

• A flat mirror

• A mirror that forms an enlarged image depending on the position of the object

• A mirror with a curved surface that reflects light

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What are the parts of convex and concave mirrors?

• Vertex

• Center of curvature

• Radius of curvature

• Principal axis

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What is the focal length (f) in relation to the focus (F) and the vertex (V) of a mirror?

• The distance between the focus and the vertex

• The distance between the focus and the center of curvature

• The distance between the vertex and the aperture

• The distance between the focus and the secondary axis

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a mirror with a surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl

• concave mirror
• convex mirror
• plane mirror
• flat mirror

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How do converging and diverging mirrors differ?

• Converging mirrors focus light to a point, while diverging mirrors spread light out.

• Converging mirrors spread light out, while diverging mirrors focus light to a point.

• Converging mirrors can only be used for magnification, while diverging mirrors cannot.

• Diverging mirrors are always larger than converging mirrors.

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An object is placed at a distance of 27.0 cm away from a thin convex lens with a focal length of 9.00 cm.  How far from the lens is the image located and what type of image is formed? 

• 13.5 cm and real
• 3.00 cm and real
• 0.33 cm and virtual
• 0.15 cm and virtual

Open Ended

Explain how concave mirrors can be used in everyday life. Provide at least two examples.

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What is the nature of the image formed by a convex mirror?

• Real

• Virtual

• Inverted

• Enlarged

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A student draws three rays of light from point P through a converging lens. Each point labelled F is a principal focus of the lens. Which of the rays are drawn correctly?

• ray Y only

• ray Z only

• ray X and ray Y

• ray X and ray Z

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What are the key features of ray diagrams for a concave mirror?

• Focal point

• Center of curvature

• Principal axis

• All of the above

Open Ended

What are the characteristics of the image formed?

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What type of image is formed when an object is located in front of the focal point (F) in a ray diagram?

• Real Image

• Virtual Image

• Inverted Image

• Upright Image

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What happens to the image when the object is located at point F in a ray diagram?

• An image is formed

• An image is not formed

• The image is inverted

• The image is magnified

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