1.8 Spherical Mirror

Spherical mirrors are part of a

• Rectangle

• Cube

• Sphere

• Cone

Convex Mirrors produce...

• only virtual images
• virtual or real images
• only real images
• inverted images

A dentist uses a small dental mirror to help magnify teeth in your mouth. What type of mirror is this?

• a convex mirror

• a concave mirror

• a convex lens

• a concave lens

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

What is the ray of light that strikes the surface ?

• Incident ray

• reflected ray

• normal ray

• normal

A shopkeeper wants to keep an eye on his store in order to prevent shoplifting. What could the shopkeeper hang on the wall in order to see a wider image of his store and his customers?

• a convex mirror

• a concave mirror

• a convex lens

• a concave lens

A flat mirror is an example of a ___.

• plane mirror

• concave mirror

• convex mirror

• spherical mirror

The side view mirrors on your car help shrink the image on both sides of the car, allowing you to see a larger field of view. What type of mirror is this?

• a convex mirror

• a concave mirror

• a convex lens

• a concave lens

Why can you see most objects?

• A. they emit light
• B. light refracts through them
• C. light reflects off them
• D. they absorb light

The phenomenon by which the incident light falling on a surface is sent back into the same medium is known as ________.

• A. polarization
• B. reflection
• C. refraction
• D. absorption