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True or false? When you see an object, light travels straight from the object to

ID: 1529745 • Letter: T

Question

True or false? When you see an object, light travels straight from the object to your eye. T/F When you see an image, light appears to travel straight from the image to your eye. T/F When you look at a point on an object so that you see it clearly, rays from that point reaching your eye are diverging from that point. T/F When you look at a point on an image so that you see it dearly, rays from that point reaching your eye could be either converging or diverging, it doesn't matter which. T/F If you hold your finger 1 centimeter in front of your eye, can you focus on it? How far from your eye must your finger be in order to see it clearly? Estimate this distance with a ruler, known as the point of closest focus, or near point. Your near point: ________ () Given your answer to the above questions, where do you think you must have your eye in order to see an image made by a lens? Explain.

Explanation / Answer

A (a) True

(b) False : may or may not be which defines the type of image i.e. real or virtual

(c) False

(d) True : Convergence or divergence dipends on the type of image

(B) 25 cm

(C) Eye must be atleast 25 cm from the location of image form.