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Periscope & Pin-Hole Camera

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    Understanding the working of a Periscope & a Pin-Hole Camera
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  • What is a Periscope?
    A periscope is a tube which people inside submarines can look through to see above the surface of the water.
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  • What is the basic principle of a periscope based on?
    Reflection of Light
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  • How does a Periscope work?
    A periscope works by using two mirrors to reflect light from one mirror to another for the person to see the things above the ground/sea
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  • How many mirrors does a periscope have? a) 4, b) 2, c) 3
    2
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  • What is a virtual image?
    an image seen in a lens or mirror that cannot be projected on a screen.
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  • What is a real image?
    An upside-down image formed where rays of light meet on a screen.
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  • What is the angle of mirrors in periscope?
    45 degrees
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  • What is Dispersion?
    It is the splitting of light into 7 colours
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  • What kind of an Image does a Pin-Hole Camera make?
    It makes a smaller image than the object, and also inverted (upside down)
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  • What kind of image does a bigger hole make in a Pin-Hole Camera?
    Brighter and Blur
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  • What kind of image do many holes make in a Pin-Hole Camera?
    Many inverted images
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  • What is a Plane Mirror?
    flat mirror; reflecting surface that has no curvature
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  • Type of mirror used in a Periscope? a) Curved Mirror, b) Plane mirror
    Plane Mirror
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  • Image of a pinhole camera is ............. a) Real, b) Virtual
    Real
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