Physics Quiz 02/03/2021

The phenomenon in which light that strikes a surface is thrown back into the same medium is called as

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Reflex action

• Regression

The image formed by a plane mirror is always:

• real and erect

• real and inverted

• virtual and erect

• virtual and inverted

The angle of reflection is the angle between:

• reflected ray and the reflecting surface

• reflected ray and the incident ray

• reflected ray and the normal to the reflecting surface

• none of the above

The phenomenon of left appearing right and right appearing left on reflection in a plane mirror is

• Lateral inversion

• Lateral plane

• Both 1&2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following letter does not shows lateral inversion?

• H

• J

• K

• N

To be used as mirrors, glasses are coated with :

• 1) silver

• 2) copper

• 3) aluminium

• 4) platinum

We are able to see objects because

• 1) they absorb light

• 2) they reflect light

• 3) total internal reflection takes place in them

• 4) all the light is refracted through them

The perpendicular drawn at any point on a mirror is called

• 1) incident ray

• 2) reflected ray

• 3) normal

• 4) image

Which of the following capital English letter shows lateral inversion?

• 1) W

• 2) X

• 3) Y

• 4) Z

Which of the following shows lateral inversion?

• 1) A

• 2) B

• 3) C

• Both 2 & 3