Properties of Images in Convex Mirrors

Explain how a virtual image is formed in a convex mirror.

• Virtual image is formed when light rays diverge from a point behind the mirror and appear to come from a point in front of the mirror.

• Virtual image is formed when light rays parallel to the principal axis are reflected and appear to meet at the focal point of the mirror.

• Virtual image is formed when light rays converge from a point behind the mirror and appear to come from a point in front of the mirror.

• Virtual image is formed when light rays pass through the mirror and appear to come from a point behind the mirror.

What is the size of the image formed by a convex mirror?

• Same size as the object

• Depends on the distance from the mirror

• Larger than the size of the object

• Smaller than the size of the object

Where is the image formed by a convex mirror located?

• On the surface of the mirror

• In the center of the mirror

• In front of the mirror

• Behind the mirror

What is the nature of the image formed by a convex mirror?

• Virtual, upright, and smaller

• Real, inverted, and larger

• Virtual, inverted, and larger

• Real, upright, and larger

Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of an image in a convex mirror.

• Draw a ray diagram for a concave mirror instead

• Skip the steps and just describe the formation of an image in a convex mirror

• Use a flat mirror to show the formation of an image

• The correct answer is to follow the steps to draw a ray diagram for a convex mirror.

What are the uses of convex mirrors?

• To provide a narrower field of view

• To magnify the objects

• To provide a wider field of view, as in side-view mirrors on vehicles

• To distort the image

Explain the concept of virtual image in the context of convex mirrors.

• Virtual image in the context of convex mirrors is formed when the reflected rays appear to be parallel to the mirror surface.

• Virtual image in the context of convex mirrors is formed when the reflected rays appear to be located at the same point as the object.

• Virtual image in the context of convex mirrors is formed when the reflected rays appear to diverge from a point behind the mirror.

• Virtual image in the context of convex mirrors is formed when the reflected rays appear to converge in front of the mirror.

Describe the position of the image formed by a convex mirror.

• Real, upright, and larger

• Real, inverted, and larger

• Virtual, upright, and smaller

• Virtual, inverted, and larger

Discuss the nature of the image formed by a convex mirror.

• Real, inverted, and larger

• Virtual, inverted, and larger

• Virtual, upright, and smaller

• Real, upright, and smaller