Mirrors, Law of Reflection, and Ray Diagrams

In the given figure, which of the following holds TRUE?

• The angle of incidence is 10°.

• The angle of incidence is 80°.

• The angle of reflection is 10°.

• The angle of reflection is 90°.

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Which of the following is TRUE about spherical mirrors?

• They don't obey the Law of Reflection.

• They have a flat, planar surface.

• Their surface either bulges outward or inward.

• They always give images that are of the same size as the object.

In a ray diagram, which term refers to the distance from the vertex to the center of curvature?

• focal point

• focal length

• radius of curvature

• diameter

In the ray diagram shown, which set of descriptions of the image formed is completely accurate?

• The image is minimized, inverted, and real.

• The image is magnified, inverted, and real.

• The image is minimized, inverted, and virtual.

• The image is magnified, inverted, and virtual.

In the ray diagram shown, which set of descriptions of the image formed is completely accurate?

• The image is minimized, upright, and real.

• The image is magnified, inverted, and real.

• The image is minimized, upright, and virtual.

• The image is magnified, inverted, and virtual.

In ray diagram for concave mirrors, if an incident ray passes through the focal point, how does the reflected ray look like?

• It reflects back on itself.

• The reflected ray bounces vertically upward.

• The reflected ray will be parallel to the principal axis.

• The reflected ray gets projected vertically downward.

Which of the following correctly describes the image characteristics formed in plane mirrors?

• virtual, upright, diminished

• virtual, upright, same size

• real, inverted, diminished

• real, upright, same size

In ray diagrams for spherical mirrors, which term refers to the distance between the mirror and the focal point?

• focal length

• principal axis

• radius of curvature

• vertex

For convex mirrors, what will be the resulting reflected ray an incident ray that that travels parallel to the principal axis?

• The reflected ray will pass through the focal point.

• The extension of the reflected ray will pass through the focal point.

• The reflected ray will pass through the center of curvature.

• The extension of the reflected ray will pass through the center of curvature.

For concave mirrors, what are the image characteristics for an object placed between the center of curvature and focal point?

• enlarged, inverted, real

• enlarged, inverted, virtual

• diminished, inverted, real

• diminished, upright, virtual