Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

Images produced by lenses and mirrors may be classified as real or virtual. Which row gives the descriptions of real and virtual images of a point object?

  • Areal images: formed where light rays meet; virtual images: an image in a plane mirror is an example of a virtual image
  • Breal images: formed where light rays meet; virtual images: can be projected onto a screen
  • Creal images: formed from where light rays appear to diverge; virtual images: an image in a plane mirror is an example of a virtual image
  • Dreal images: formed from where light rays appear to diverge; virtual images: can be projected onto a screen

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