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Question 119

An image is formed on a screen by a cinema projector. A second image is formed by a plane mirror.

Which row in the table correctly states the nature of each of these images?

Cinema projectorPlane mirrorArealrealBrealvirtualCvirtualrealDvirtualvirtual \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{Cinema projector} & \text{Plane mirror} \\ \hline \text{A} & \text{real} & \text{real} \\ \text{B} & \text{real} & \text{virtual} \\ \text{C} & \text{virtual} & \text{real} \\ \text{D} & \text{virtual} & \text{virtual} \\ \hline \end{array} ABCD​Cinema projectorrealrealvirtualvirtual​Plane mirrorrealvirtualrealvirtual​​
A

Cinema projector: real; Plane mirror: real

B

Cinema projector: real; Plane mirror: virtual

C

Cinema projector: virtual; Plane mirror: real

D

Cinema projector: virtual; Plane mirror: virtual

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3.2 Light Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /3.2 Light

216 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 3.2 Light, covering 3.2.1a Reflection of light, 3.2.1b Images in a plane mirror, 3.2.2 Refraction of light, 3.2.2a Refraction of light, 3.2.2b Total internal reflection, 3.2.2c Refractive index and critical angle, 3.2.2d Optical fibres, 3.2.3a Converging and diverging lenses, 3.2.3b Ray diagrams and the nature of images, 3.2.3c Virtual images and the magnifying glass, 3.2.3d Correcting long-sightedness and short-sightedness, and 3.2.4 Dispersion of light. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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