Concave mirror

Any incident ray parallel to the principle axis will reflect through the ....

• focal point

• centre of curvature

• principal point

What does F stand for in this ray diagram?

• Focal point

• Pole

• Principal axis

• Centre of curvature

Which of the following is a use of a concave mirror?

• shaving mirror

• framed mirror

• rear-view mirror

What does C stand for in this ray diagram?

• Focal point

• Pole

• Principal axis

• Centre of curvature

When the object is located outside of the center of curvature, the image will be ___.

• real, upside down and smaller than the object

• real, upside down and bigger than the object

• virtual, upright down and smaller than the object

• virtual, upright down and bigger than the object

If the object is at the centre of curvature, the image is real, upside down and _____.

• at the maximum size

• bigger than the object

• smaller than the object

• has the same size as the object

The reflecting surface of a concave mirror is _____.

• curved outwards

• curved inwards

• upside down

• flat

What is the line going through the centre of curvature and the pole called?

• focus line

• principal axis

• focal line

• horizontal line

Real images formed by a concave mirror are always ___.

• located behind the concave mirror

• bigger than the objects

• upside down

• upright

Concave mirror can form either a virtual or real image.

• True

• False