Exploring Mirrors
A worksheet covering different types of mirrors, how they reflect light, and their applications for Grade 6 science students.
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Exploring Mirrors
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences where required.
1. Which type of mirror makes objects appear smaller and further away?
Plane mirror
Concave mirror
Convex mirror
None of the above
2. What happens to light when it hits a mirror?
It is absorbed
It is refracted
It is reflected
It is transmitted
3. A flat mirror is also known as a mirror.
4. The image formed by a plane mirror is always and laterally inverted.
5. Concave mirrors are used in to focus light.
6. A convex mirror can be used to see a wider area behind a vehicle.
True
False
7. When you look in a plane mirror, your left hand appears as your right hand in the reflection.
True
False
8. Describe one difference between a real image and a virtual image.
9. Explain why security mirrors in stores are often convex mirrors.
Match the mirror type with its primary use.
10. Plane Mirror
a. Shaving mirror
11. Concave Mirror
b. Rear-view mirror in cars
12. Convex Mirror
c. Bathroom mirror
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