Ch. 3 Reflection Of Light From Spherical Mirrors Flashcards
1
Q
Concave
A
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2
Q
Convex
A
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3
Q
Diagram terms
A
Center of curvature Principal axis Focal point/ focus Pole Focal length
4
Q
Concave: ray strikes the pole
A
Reflected back out at an equal angle
5
Q
Concave: ray going through the center
A
Reflected back along its own path
6
Q
Concave: ray is parallel
A
Goes out through the focus
7
Q
Concave: ray goes in through focus
A
Goes out parallel
8
Q
Concave image: outside c
A
Diminished
Inverted
Real
Between c and f
9
Q
Concave image: on c
A
On c
Same size
Inverted
Real
10
Q
Concave image: between c and f
A
Magnified
Inverted
Real
Outside c
11
Q
Concave image: on f
A
Image at infinity
12
Q
Concave image: inside f
A
Virtual
Magnified
Behind mirror
Right way up
13
Q
Distant objects in a concave mirror
A
Real
At the focus
Beams come in parallel
14
Q
Concave
Real image formula
A
1/u +1/v = 1/f
15
Q
Concave
Virtual image formula
A
1/u -1/v =1/f
