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What is a mirror?
What is a mirror?
- A surface that reflects light (correct)
- A surface that refracts light
- A surface that absorbs light
- A surface that emits light
What is the difference between a real image and a virtual image?
What is the difference between a real image and a virtual image?
- Real images occur due to the apparent divergence of light rays from a point while virtual images occur when the light rays actually intersect (correct)
- Real images are always smaller than the object while virtual images are always larger than the object
- Real images are always inverted while virtual images are always upright
- Real images are formed by virtual rays while virtual images are formed by real rays
What is the purpose of a ray diagram?
What is the purpose of a ray diagram?
- To trace the path of the light (correct)
- To show the intensity of the light
- To show the color of the light
- To measure the wavelength of the light