Activity 5 - Images Formed by Curved Mirrors

Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 9

ACTIVITY 5 -

IMAGES FORMED
BY CURVED
MIRRORS

GROUP 3
OBJECTIV
ES:
Describe the location, size and
orientation of the images formed by
curved mirrors.
MATERIA
LS: • Improvised optical bench apparatus
• curved mirror (concave or convex)
• mirror stand
• screen or white cardboard
• flashlight
• meter stick
• sheet of paper (colored black)
WHAT IS A
CURVED
MIRROR?
A curved mirror is a mirror
with a curved reflecting
surface. The surface may be
either convex or concave.
VIDEO PRESENTATION
GUIDED QUESTIONS
Q12. Q12. Q13.

What happens to What is the


the size and generalization from
location of the the nature of
image when you images formed by
bring the flashlight convex mirror and
nearer to the concave mirror?
concave mirror?
GUIDED QUESTIONS
Q12.

What happens to the size and location of the image


when you bring the flashlight nearer to the concave
mirror?
 If the object is far from the mirror, the image is distorted at the
focal point. As the object moves into the mirror the position of
the image shifts father away from the mirror and the size of the
image increases but the image remains inverted.
GUIDED QUESTIONS
Q13.

What is the generalization from the nature of images formed


by convex mirror and concave mirror?
GENERALIZA
TION
Find out how scientists use the
visible light spectrum to study the
characteristics of the sun and
other stars.

You might also like