Science 10 Summative and Performance Task 2.

I. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A sign with the word written on it, is viewed in front of a plane mirror. What would the word
look like when seen in the mirror?
A. FUN B. NUF C. FUN D.
2. You want to put up a mirror at a blind corner in a building. Which of the following will give
you the largest field of view?
A. plane mirror C. cylindrical mirror
B. concave mirror D. convex mirror
3. The image formed by a plane mirror is laterally inverted. Which of the following examples
best describes this?
A. When a girl raises her left hand, her image will also raise its left hand.
B. When a girl raises her left hand, her image will also raise its right hand.
C. When a boy moves toward the mirror, his image will move away from the mirror.
D. When a boy moves toward the mirror, his image will move at the side of a mirror.
4. When you stand 3 m in front of a full-length mirror, your image is
A. virtual and 3 m behind the mirror C. real and 1 m behind the mirror
B. real and 3 m behind the mirror D. virtual and 2 m behind the mirror
5. A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image smaller than himself and upright.
What does this imply about the kind of mirror?
A. it is plane C. it is diverging
B. it is converging D. none of the above
6. Which of the following best describes the image formed by a concave mirror when the
object is located somewhere between the focal point (F) and the center of curvature (C ) of
the mirror?
A. virtual, upright and enlarged C. real, inverted and reduced
B. virtual, upright and reduced D. real, inverted and enlarged
7. If a man wishes to use a plane mirror on a wall to view both his head and his feet as he
stands in front of the mirror, what would be the required length of the mirror?
A. is equal to the height of the man.
B. is equal to one half the height of the man.
C. depends on the distance the man stands from the mirror.
D. depends on both the height of the man and the distance from the man to the mirror.
8. Why are convex mirrors used in motor vehicles to look at the back traffic?
A. It always forms real images of objects.
B. The polish on its surface lasts for a long time.
C. It covers a wide field of view and always give an upright image.
D. The image is formed as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
9. What kind of mirror do you use to see an enlarged view of yourself?
A. Plane mirror C. Concave mirror
B. Convex mirror D. All of the above
10. A pen is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type and
orientation of the image formed?
A. Virtual and inverted C. Virtual and upright
B. Real and inverted D. Real and erect
II. PERFORMANCE TASK: Using the Ray Diagrams, determine the location,
orientation, size and type of the image formed in curved mirrors. (5pts each)

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