Shared flowchart

Physics · L2 · Concave vs. Convex — What a Curved Mirror Shows You

Sign in to clone

Curving a mirror inward or outward changes whether the reflected image is magnified or shrunk, and how wide a view it shows.

by @openstemUpdated Physics
Light reflects off a curved mirrorWhich way does it curve?Concave mirrorConvex mirrorReflected rays gather togetherObject close or far?Image looks bigger 🔍Image flips upside down, shrinksReflected rays spread apartImage always looks smaller, but view is wider 🚗Inward, like a spoon's bowl 🥄Outward, like a spoon's backCloseFar

We use privacy-friendly product analytics (no session recording, PII masked) to improve OpenStem. Load analytics? Privacy Policy