PHYSICS ANSWERS

7  Rays and waves

1 The image is as far behind the mirror as the object is in
front.
The image is the same size as the object.
The image is virtual, not real.
2 b, f, c
3 B
4 C, C, critical
5 convex, principal focus, focal length, real
6 prism, dispersion, spectrum, red, violet, infrared
7 From left to right:
radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet,
x-rays, gamma rays
8 1.5
9 28
10 All the light is of the same colour.
All the light is of the same wavelength.
There is no dispersion of the light by the prism.
11 DE, real, virtual, magnified
12 3, 8

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