Mirrors and Lenses Quiz

(a)   bouncing of a wave off a surface

(a)   bending of a wave as it changes speed while moving from one medium to another

Which best describes image formation by a plane mirror?

• A virtual image is formed in front of the mirror

• A real image is formed in front of the mirror

• A virtual image is formed behind the mirror

Which is NOT part of a reflecting telescope? 

• plane mirror

• convex lens

• concave lens

Which is being used in the figure below?

• concave mirror

• convex lens

• convex mirror

What do lenses do?

• interfere with light

• refract light

• diffract light

• reflect light

Which way does the lens shown bend light that is parallel to the optical axis?

• toward its optical axis

• toward its focal point

• away from its edges

• away from its optical axis

 Which describes the image formed by a convex mirror?

• real

• enlarged

• inverted

• virtual

This diagram shows someone who is nearsighted.

• True

• False

Complete the following by selecting all the characteristics of image formation by a CONCAVE LENS. (select all the correct answers)

• upright

• inverted

• smaller than object

• real

• virtual