Concave and Convex Mirrors Quiz

What type of mirror is a spherical mirror that converges light rays?

• Convex mirror

• Concave mirror

• Plane mirror

• None of the above

Which of the following mirrors always forms a virtual, upright, and diminished image?

• Concave mirror

• Convex mirror

• Plane mirror

• None of the above

Where does a concave mirror form the image of an object placed at the center of curvature?

• At the focus

• At the pole

• At the center of curvature

• Between the focus and the pole

A concave mirror is used as a shaving mirror because:

• It produces a real and inverted image

• It produces a virtual and magnified image

• It produces a virtual and diminished image

• It produces a real and upright image

If an object is placed at infinity in front of a concave mirror, the image formed will be:

• At the center of curvature

• At the focus

• Between the focus and the pole

• At infinity

Which of the following is a use of convex mirrors?

• Torch reflectors

• Rearview mirrors in vehicles

• Solar furnaces

• Shaving mirrors

In which position does a concave mirror form a real, inverted, and smaller image?

• When the object is placed at the focus

• When the object is placed beyond the center of curvature

• When the object is placed at the pole

• When the object is placed between the focus and the pole

What type of image is formed by a convex mirror when the object is placed at infinity?

• Highly enlarged and real

• Point-sized and virtual

• Highly diminished and real

• Point-sized and real

Which of the following is a characteristic of the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed between the focus and the pole?

• Real and inverted

• Virtual and upright

• Real and upright

• Virtual and inverted

Which type of mirror is commonly used in solar furnaces?

• Convex mirror

• Concave mirror

• Plane mirror

• None of the above