Using Light: Mirrors and Light

The video tutorial explores different types of mirrors, focusing on plane mirrors. It explains how plane mirrors reflect images in actual size but reversed, using examples like hand movements and text. The practical application of reversed text on ambulances is discussed, highlighting its importance for visibility in rearview mirrors.

Which of the following is NOT a type of mirror mentioned in the video?

• Spherical mirror

• Plain mirror

• Concave mirror

• Convex mirror

What is a key characteristic of a plain mirror?

• It inverts colors.

• It magnifies objects.

• It has a curved surface.

• It reflects images in actual size.

How does a plain mirror affect the orientation of an image?

• It flips the image upside down.

• It reverses the image left to right.

• It distorts the image.

• It enlarges the image.

Why is the word 'ambulance' written backwards on the front of an ambulance?

• To follow a tradition.

• So it reads correctly in a rearview mirror.

• To confuse other drivers.

• To make it look stylish.

What happens when you raise your right hand while looking into a plain mirror?

• Your reflection raises its right hand.

• Your reflection raises its left hand.

• Your reflection raises both hands.

• Your reflection does not move.