Light waves can form a visible image when they strike a plane mirror. Which row in the table correctly describes the wave phenomenon that causes this image to form, and the physical nature of light waves?
Phenomenon causing the imageNature of light wavesArefractionlongitudinalBrefractiontransverseCreflectionlongitudinalDreflectiontransverse \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{Phenomenon causing the image} & \text{Nature of light waves} \\ \hline \mathbf{A} & \text{refraction} & \text{longitudinal} \\ \hline \mathbf{B} & \text{refraction} & \text{transverse} \\ \hline \mathbf{C} & \text{reflection} & \text{longitudinal} \\ \hline \mathbf{D} & \text{reflection} & \text{transverse} \\ \hline \end{array} ABCDPhenomenon causing the imagerefractionrefractionreflectionreflectionNature of light waveslongitudinaltransverselongitudinaltransverseRow A
Row B
Row C
Row D
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.