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curved mirrors

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

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

a)

inverted and smaller

b)

inverted and bigger

c)

upright and bigger

d)

upright and smaller

2.

What kind of mirror is shown?

(a)  

3.

A person views his image in front of a mirror. His image is virtual, upright, and smaller than him. What kind of mirror is he using?

a)

plane

b)

concave

c)

convex

4.

Which of these mirrors will ALWAYS form a virtual image?

a)

plane and concave mirror

b)

plane mirror only

c)

convex mirror only

d)

convex and plane mirror

5.

Virtual image is always upright, formed by the convergence of actual reflected light rays, and smaller than the object.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The following statements describes a real image EXCEPT _________

a)

Formed by the actual convergence of reflected light rays

b)

Always larger than the object

c)

Can be projected on a screen

d)

Always inverted

7.

Which image is REAL?

a)

Image of cars on a side view mirror

b)

Image of your face in front of a make up mirror

c)

Image of a sink on bathroom mirror

d)

Image of your hand in front of a large metal spoon

8.

A ray of light parallel to the principal axis will be reflected passing through the (a)   of a concave mirror.

9.

The image of an object as formed by a plane mirror is located ____.

a)

in front of the mirror surface

b)

on the mirror surface

c)

behind the mirror surface

d)

any of the above, depending on the object's locaiton

10.

Type of mirror used as a side mirror on a vehicle to provide a wide angle view...

a)

Plane

b)

Convex

c)

Concave

11.

For a spherical mirror, the focal length is equal to

a)

the radius of curvature

b)

the diameter of curvature

c)

half radius of curvature

d)

half diameter of curvature

12.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex (diverging) mirror
b)
Concave (converging) mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
13.

This ray diagram is for which mirror?

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

plane

d)

window

14.
Which terms describe the reflection seen in this image?
a)
virtual, upright
b)
virtual, inverted
c)
real, upright
d)
real, inverted
15.

Type of mirror used by a dentist to get magnified view of a patient's teeth...

a)

Plane

b)

Convex

c)

Concave

16.
A student is 2.50m away from a convex lens while her image is 1.80m from the lens, what is the focal length?
a)
1.05m 
b)
2.50m
c)
1.39m
d)
0.72m
17.

The focal length of a spherical mirror is _____ the radius of curvature of the mirror.

a)

twice

b)

half

c)

the same

d)

unrelated to