Mirrors Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

Q

what is mirrors

A

produce regular reflection

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2 types of mirrors

A

plane mirror
spherical mirror

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what is plane mirror

A

flat surface
see the exact image of yourself

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2 types of spherical mirror

A

concave and convex

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what is concave

A

inward
converge

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what is convex

A

outward
diverge

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what is real image

A

actual intersection
front of mirror
inverted

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what is virtual image

A

not actual intersection
behind mirror
upright

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what is center of curvature

A

reflects back

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what is focal point/principal of focus

A

where parallel light converge

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what is virtual point

A

point behind mirror

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what is aperture

A

mirrors surface

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what is principal axis

A

straight line

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what is vertex

A

principle of axis meets mirrors sruface

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what is distance of curvature

A

distance between vertex and center of curvature

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what is focal length

A

disctance between vertex to principal of focus