REFLECTION OF LIGHT MCQ QUIZ BY K.V. HEAMA

1. As the angle of incidence is increased for a ray incident on a reflecting surface, the angle between the incident and reflected rays ultimately approaches what value?

• a. zero

• b. 45 degrees

• c. 90 degrees

• d. 180 degrees

2. If you stand three feet in front of a plane mirror, how far away would you see yourself in the mirror?

• a. 1.5 ft

• b. 3.0 ft

• c. 6.0 ft

• d. 12.0 ft

3. A concave mirror with a focal length of 10.0 cm creates a real image 30.0 cm away on its principal axis; the corresponding object is located how far from the mirror?

• a. 20.0 cm

• b. 15.0 cm

• c. 7,5 cm

• d. 5.0 cm

4. A concave mirror forms a real image at 25.0 cm from the mirror surface along the principal axis. If the corresponding object is at a 10.0 cm distance, what is the mirror's focal length?

• a. 1.4 cm

• b. 16.7 cm

• c. 12.4 cm

• d. 7.1 cm

5. If a virtual image is formed along the principal axis 10.0 cm from a concave mirror with the focal length 15.0 cm, what is the object distance from the mirror?

• a. 30.0 cm

• b. 10.0 cm

• c. 12.4 cm

• d. 6.0 cm

6. If a virtual image is formed 10.0 cm along the principal axis from a convex mirror of focal length -15.0 cm, what is the object distance from the mirror?

• a. 30.0 cm

• b. 10.0 cm

• c. 6.0 cm

• d. 3.0 cm

7. If a man's face is 30.0 cm in front of a concave shaving mirror creating an upright image 1.50 times as large as the object, what is the mirror's focal length?

• a. 12.0 cm

• b. 20.0 cm

• c. 70.0 cm

• d. 90.0 cm

8. Which of the following best describes the image formed by a plane mirror?

• a. virtual, inverted and enlarged

• b. real, inverted and reduced

• c. virtual, upright and the same size as object

• d. real, upright and the same size as object

9. Which of the following best describes the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is located somewhere between the focal point (F) and the center of curvature (C) of the mirror?

• a. virtual, upright and enlarged

• b. real, inverted and reduced

• c. virtual, upright and reduced

• d. real, inverted and enlarged

10. Which of the following best describes the image formed by a convex mirror when the object distance from the mirror is less than the absolute value of the focal length (f)?

• a. virtual, upright and enlarged

• b. real, inverted and reduced

• c. virtual, upright and reduced

• d. real, inverted and enlarged