Plane Mirrors
Physics ⇒ Light and Optics
Plane Mirrors starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A periscope uses two plane mirrors. What is the main purpose of using plane mirrors in a periscope?
Describe what happens to the direction of light when it strikes a plane mirror at an angle.
Describe what is meant by lateral inversion in a plane mirror.
Explain why a plane mirror does not change the size of the image.
A periscope uses two plane mirrors. What is the main purpose of using plane mirrors in a periscope?
A person stands 2 meters in front of a plane mirror. How far is the image from the person?
A ray of light hits a plane mirror at 60° to the mirror surface. What is the angle of incidence?
If a person moves 3 meters away from a plane mirror, how does the distance between the person and their image change?
Which law explains the reflection of light from a plane mirror?
(1) Law of Refraction
(2) Law of Conservation of Energy
(3) Law of Reflection
(4) Law of Gravity
Which of the following best describes the image formed by a plane mirror?
(1) Real and inverted
(2) Virtual and upright
(3) Real and upright
(4) Virtual and inverted
Which of the following best describes the orientation of the image in a plane mirror?
(1) Upright and laterally inverted
(2) Inverted and upright
(3) Upright and not inverted
(4) Inverted and laterally inverted
Which of the following devices uses a plane mirror?
(1) Periscope
(2) Microscope
(3) Telescope
(4) Magnifying glass
Fill in the blank: The angle between the incident ray and the normal is called the angle of _________.
Fill in the blank: The angle of reflection is always ________ to the angle of incidence.
Fill in the blank: The image formed by a plane mirror cannot be projected onto a _________.
Fill in the blank: The image formed by a plane mirror is always ________ (real/virtual).
True or False: A plane mirror can form a real image.
True or False: Plane mirrors can be used to make a room appear larger.
True or False: The image formed by a plane mirror is always the same size as the object.
True or False: The image in a plane mirror appears to be behind the mirror.
