Reflection of Light Quiz

What happens when a ray of light passes through the center of curvature of a concave mirror?

The image formed by an object positioned at infinity in front of a concave mirror is virtual and upright.

What are the properties of the image formed when the object is positioned between infinity and the center of curvature in a concave mirror?

When an object is placed at the center of curvature (c), the reflected rays intersect at point ______.

Match the positions of the object with their respective image properties:

What is the essential characteristic of rays that are incident to the concave mirror and parallel to the principal axis?

Any incident ray that is not parallel to the principal axis will not follow the law of reflection.

What is the focal point (f) of a concave mirror?

What is the sign convention for distances measured to the left of the mirror pole?

The mirror formula can only be applied to concave mirrors.

What does the magnification formula relate to in a concave mirror?

In the magnification formula, 'm' represents _____ of the image compared to the object.

Match the terms related to spherical mirrors with their corresponding definitions:

What is the term used to describe the point in the center of a spherical mirror that has the same tangent and curvature?

The radius of curvature is the distance between the focal point and the mirror's pole.

What type of image is formed when light rays actually intersect after reflection?

The point from which reflection of light actually occurs in a mirror is known as the ______.

Match the following terms with their correct definitions:

Which of the following best describes a virtual image?

The principal axis is an imaginary line passing through the optical center and the center of curvature.

How does a concave mirror form images?

Concave mirrors are used in devices like ______ to focus light.

Match the following types of mirrors to their characteristics:

What type of image is formed when an object is placed between the pole and the principal focus of a concave mirror?

Images formed by concave mirrors when the object is beyond the center of curvature are always real and inverted.

What is the significance of the principal focus in mirror optics?

The two rays diverging from an object in front of a concave mirror will appear to intersect at a point called the ______.

Match the following image characteristics with their corresponding mirror scenarios:

Which ray path is correctly described when an object is placed between the pole and infinity in front of a concave mirror?

The distance from the object to the mirror is always equal to the distance from the image to the mirror.

What is the formula used for calculating distances in mirror optics?

According to the New Cartesian Sign Convention, the object is always placed on the ______ side of the mirror.

Match the following sign conventions with their descriptions:

What type of image is always formed by a plane mirror?

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection when light strikes a mirror.

What is the virtual image formed by a plane mirror in relation to the object?

The angle made by the incident ray and the reflective surface is called the angle of __________.

Match the following terms with their descriptions:

In the ray diagram for a plane mirror, if a ray is drawn from point A to the mirror at point P, what happens to that ray?

The angle made by the reflected ray and the surface equals the angle made by the incident ray and the surface.

What happens to rays of light that diverge after reflection from a plane mirror?

The angle made by the incident and reflected rays is equal to __________ degrees.

When drawing a ray diagram for a concave mirror, which characteristic do the incident rays exhibit?