Mission RM6: Concave Mirror Images

Mission RM6 pertains to the characteristics of images fomed by concave mirrors and the manner in which those characteristics vary with the corresponding object location. The mission consists of 30 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to identify the characteristics of the images (size, location, orientation, and type) which are produced by concave mirrors.
• The student should be able to use an understanding of image characteristics to match an image with a given object based on the image size, location and orientation.

 

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Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:

The Physics Classroom, Reflection and Mirrors Unit, Lesson 3, Part e
 

• What characteristics will an image have if the object is placed beyond the center of curvature of a concave mirror?
• What characteristics will an image have if the object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror?
• What characteristics will an image have if the object is placed between the center of curvature and the focal point of a concave mirror?
• What characteristics will an image have if the object is placed at the focal point of a concave mirror?
• What characteristics will an image have if the object is placed in front of the focal point of a concave mirror?
• Where must an object be located in order for there to be no concave mirror image?

 

Video Tutorials:

Characteristics of Concave Mirror Images

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: