Question

If you hold a spoon in front of your face so that you see your image in the bowl of the spoon, your image is upright when you hold the spoon close to your face, but inverted when you hold the spoon far away.

Construct the correct explanation why this change occurs.

Place the terms on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences.

The spoon acts like a ____________   mirror. Light from your face is focused by the mirror.

If you are very close to the spoon (within the focal length) then the light rays ___________.

If you are farther from the spoon (beyond the focal length) then the light rays ___________.

Word Bank:

Converging

Diverging

From an inverted image

Are converged somewhat
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You are using a converging lens to look at a splinter in your finger. The lens has a 9.0 cm focal length, and you place the splinter 6.7 cm from the lens.

How far from the lens is the image?

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the image is on the other side from the lens and negative value if the image is on the same side.

Answer 1