For each of the questions below, you must draw a ray diagram to show the image. Ray diagrams for convex mirrors the physics classroom. Grade 8 science ray diagrams for convex mirrors convex mirrors stick out they have a curved shape that curves towards the object in front of the mirror. This booklet uses red for rays through the vertex, green for rays parallel to the principal axis, blue for rays through the. Images formed by concave mirror using ray diagram class. Ray diagrams for mirrors humble independent school district. Question 2 the image formed by a convex mirror is seen to be erect,virtual and diminished. This booklet uses red for rays through the vertex, green for rays parallel to the principal axis, blue for rays through the focus, and yellow for rays through the centre of curvature. Lens and mirror inquiry lab pdf version ms word version.
Where will the image form if the same object is placed 6. Worksheets are diverging converging lens work, lenses work, mirror mirror student work, 1 1 1 h d i i in every problem draw a ray i o f h d o o, physics 202 section 2g work 11 lenses, name box score date ap physics work 14 chapter 24, converging diverging lenses ray diagrams, mirrors and lenses. Description of how to draw ray diagrams for convex mirrors for grade 10 science. Drawing diverging convex mirror ray diagrams duration. Ray diagrams concave mirrors class 10 notes edurev. Any incident ray traveling parallel to the principal axis on the way to the mirror will pass through the focal point upon reflection. Ray diagrams concave mirrors to draw these diagrams, we will have to recall the two rules of reflection for concave mirrors. Ray diagrams let us move now from plane mirrors to spherical mirrors, which curve like the surface of a sphere. Displaying all worksheets related to mirrors and lens. As can be seen in this diagram below, the incident rays yellow all begin on the top of the object red arrow and are each scattered from the mirror s front, convex surface. Draw ray diagrams showing the image formation by a concave mirror when an object is placed a between pole and focus of the mirror.
To figure out the position and size of an image reflected by a curved mirror, you can draw a scaled diagram of the mirror as follows. Concave and convex mirrors ray diagram for convex and. Ray diagrams worksheet mirrors posted on july 26, 2018 by admin sp5a ray diagrams lesson presentation ppt here is the ray diagram worksheet with diagrams completed the object is moved away from mirror until it reaches position p pv 2 cv flat mirror plane ray diagram salt. Observe light rays that reflect from a convex or concave mirror. Draw a ray, starting from the top of the object, through c, then back upon itself. Ray diagrams concave mirrors the theme of this unit has been that we see an object because light from the object travels to our eyes as we sight along a line at the object. For the following mirrors and corresponding object positions, construct ray diagrams. Mirror ray tracing is similar to lens ray tracing in that rays parallel to the optic axis and through the focal point are used. In this curved mirrors worksheet, students indicate directions of actual light rays and extended rays. We also learned that there are two simple rules of reflection for convex mirrors.
The first principal ray occurs when the light comes in parallel to the principle axis, it goes out through the focus. The size of the image is much smaller as compared to that of the object. Unlike plane mirrors, which always produce an image that is. An image is formed in 35 cm in front of the mirror. Concave mirrors and convex mirrors image formation, ray. Manipulate the position of an object and the focal length of the mirror and measure the distance and size of the resulting image. To the eye, the ray seems to come from behind the mirror. Each point of an illuminated object emits a continuum of light rays in a. Mirror formula derivation objects in the mirror are. Dont forget to put arrows on the incident and reflected rays. Draw a ray diagram showing the path of rays of light when it enters with oblique incidence i from air into water. A convex mirror will reflect a set of parallel rays in all directions. Jun 20, 2015 121 ray diagram mirrors in this video paul andersen explains how ray diagrams can be used to determine the size and location of a reflected image. Apr 03, 2020 ray diagrams concave mirrors class 10 notes edurev is made by best teachers of class 10.
Rays parallel to the axis are reflectedrefracted through focal point 2. The method is applied to the task of drawing a ray diagram for an object located beyond the center of curvature c of a concave mirror. The most convenient way to create a ray diagram with spherical mirrors is to draw 3 strategic rays. Manipulate the position of an object and the focal length of the mirror and measure the. The schematic representation of these mirrors is shown in fig. All lenses and mirrors can use ray diagrams to find images. Ray diagrams for concave mirrors the physics classroom. You may now understand that the surface of the spoon curved inwards can be approximated to a concave mirror.
Move the object, the candle, with your mouse to explore how the location and the size of the image change with the position of the object. Calculate the magnification of the image and the focal. Ii the ratio of the sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction is a constant, for the light of a given colour and for the given pair of media. There are a lot of pieces that have to be done just so and the rules seem arbitrary. Ray diagrams can be one of the trickiest things to really get in introductory physics. They are drawn in order for anyone to view a point on the image of an object. A spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is curved outwards, is called a convex mirror. Ray diagrams for convex mirrors drrossymathandscience. If one has ever used a pool skimmer, gone fishing, played with a stick in the water one would notice objects in the water tend to bend. The object is between the mirror and the focal point. Convex mirror is a curved mirror for which the reflective surface bulges out towards the light source. When an object the is placed at infinity, a real image is formed at the focus.
In this lab, you will construct the three ray diagrams for diverging mirrors. Question 1 mention few applications of convex mirror. Youll need the handout from class and also a straight. Initially, we have an object in front of a plane mirror. Images formed by convex mirror using ray diagram class. This interactive animation shows that indeed, a concave mirror does produce an image of an object in front of it. They reflect light away from the mirrors focal point, which is located on the back side of the mirror. Lens and mirror basics ray diagrams delsea 1st year physics. All emr will reflect off of appropriate surfaces, but for the purposes of this lesson we will only care about visible light reflecting off of mirrors. Ray diagrams are used to depict the image formation by tracing the path of light rays i. Choose from 361 different sets of quiz ray diagram flashcards on quizlet. These ray diagrams depend on the position of the object.
The second principal ray occurs when light comes in through the focus, then it comes out parallel to the principle axis. You may note in these diagrams that the back of the mirror is shaded. A third useful ray is that through the center of curvature since it is normal to the mirror and retraces its path backward. State snells law of refraction and show with appropriate drawings how it. Ray 1 or light beam 1 that comes into the concave mirror is drawn parallel to the principal axis and touches the upper end of the object, then reflected by a concave mirror where the reflected light beam must pass through the focal point f. To show how rays travel in order to form images in a concave mirrors. Plane mirrors iii a ray of light is approaching a set of three mirrors as shown in the diagram. Change the location of the object and use the ray diagrams to determine the location of the image. The light ray is approaching the first mirror at an angle of 45degrees with the mirror surface.
Convex mirrors reflect light outwards diverging light rays and. Images formed by convex mirror using ray diagram 1 object is between infinity and pole a image is formed between pole and focus. Learn quiz ray diagram with free interactive flashcards. In the first section of lesson 4, we learned how light is reflected by convex mirrors in a manner that a virtual image is formed. Ray diagrams for concave mirror basic physics tutorials. Spherical mirrors can be convex, such as the mirrors on the passenger side of cars, or concave, such as shaving or makeup mirrors.
Draw a ray, starting from the top of the object, through the focal point, then parallel to the principal axis after reflection. Drawing ray diagrams for plane mirrors mini physics learn. Ray diagrams for the convex mirror basic physics tutorials. What are the important rules for drawing ray diagrams for an.
This video is highly rated by class 7 students and has been viewed 3044 times. Curved mirrors worksheet is suitable for 9th 12th grade. Images formed by concave mirror using ray diagram july 21, 2016 by mrs shilpi nagpal 19 comments question 1 the image formed by concave mirror is seen to be virtual,erect and larger than the object. Diverging mirrors, sometimes refered to as shoplifting mirrors, only form reduced, virtual images. This collection of 48 slides leads students slowly and clearly through all the major ray diagrams for lenses and mirrors in a c.
Yet the same method works for drawing a ray diagram for any object location. Snc 2d light and geometric optics convex mirrors extra practice worksheet a draw a ray diagram for each to locate the image. You can do a diverging mirror simply by selecting mirror, then pulling the. Label the focal point which is half of the distance between the mirror and center of curvature.
Spherical mirrors like the ones on sharp corners on roads, in grocery stores, etc a spherical mirror is simply a piece of a mirrored sphere. Ray diagrams concave and convex mirrors light cbse. In every problem, draw a ray diagram to confirm your answer. An activity to find the relationship between the location of an object and the location of the image. This document is highly rated by class 10 students and has been viewed 1 times. Worksheet and answers this is the work done on may 31, 2012. Dec 25, 2015 this is a short tutorial on how to draw ray diagrams for plane mirrors. Because none of the rays actually emanate from the image, it is called a virtual image. Parallel to the principal axis to the mirror the ray will reflect through the focal point. A ray of light which is parallel to the principle axis of the mirror passes through its focus after reflection from the mirror as shown below in the figure from the figure given above it can be clearly seen that the light rays passes through principle focus in case of concave mirrors and appears to diverge from principle focus in case of. Ray diagrams and curved mirrors our mission is to provide a free, worldclass education to anyone, anywhere. For your convenience, blank diagrams will objects already provided are located on this page in ie use landscape mode with margins. Mar 10, 2020 ray diagrams concave and convex mirrors light cbse class 7 science class 7 video edurev is made by best teachers of class 7.
Rays passing through the center of lens are undeflected. Similarly, we see an image of an object because light from the object reflects off a mirror and travel to our eyes as we sight at the image location of the object. Convex mirrors convex mirrors are just the opposite of a concave mirror. The concave mirror shown below has an object placed 20cm in front of it. Ray diagrams for mirrors instructions although there are an in. When an object is placed behind the center of curvature, a real image is formed between the center of curvature and focus. On the diagram below use ray tracing to show the new image formed by the convex mirror. The ray 1 or the light beam 1 that come to the convex mirror are drawn parallel to the principal axis and touch the upper end of the object, then reflected by the convex mirror where the beam of light reflects as if from the focal point f. Identify the location of the image, orientation upright or inverted of the image, the relative size of the image larger or. Jun 29, 2015 description of how to draw ray diagrams for convex mirrors for grade 10 science. Jul 11, 2011 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. In the applet above, you can move the object red arrow by clicking or dragging your mouse and observe what happens to the image. Grade 8 science ray diagrams for concave mirrors the. General rules for image formation using ray diagrams.
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