Why do mirrors appear to flip images horizontally but not vertically?

Understanding Mirror Reflections

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Sophia Harris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because our eyes perceive horizontal flips more easily.
Because mirrors are designed to only flip horizontally.
Because mirrors have a special horizontal flip function.
Because we present objects to mirrors in a way that causes a horizontal flip.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main reason mirrors do not flip images vertically?
Because vertical flips are not possible in mirrors.
Because we do not present objects in a way that causes vertical flips.
Because our eyes cannot perceive vertical flips.
Because mirrors are designed to prevent vertical flips.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when you turn a piece of paper with text towards a mirror?
The text appears horizontally flipped.
The text appears upside down.
The text appears vertically flipped.
The text appears unchanged.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Z-direction flip in mirror reflections?
A flip that occurs when you move an object sideways.
A flip that occurs when you move an object up and down.
A flip that occurs when you move an object forward and backward.
A flip that occurs when you rotate an object.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when you point an arrow forward towards a mirror?
The reflection points forward.
The reflection points backward.
The reflection points to the left.
The reflection points to the right.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does our symmetry affect our perception of mirror images?
It makes us see mirror images as distorted.
It makes us see mirror images as unchanged.
It makes us see mirror images as horizontally flipped.
It makes us see mirror images as vertically flipped.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you make a left-handed glove appear as a right-handed glove in a mirror?
By flipping it vertically.
By flipping it horizontally.
By rotating it.
By flipping it front to back.
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