Class 8 Science — Chapter 10: Light: Mirrors and Lenses
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What you'll learn
- ▸Introduction to Spherical Mirrors
- ▸Types of Spherical Mirrors: Concave and Convex
- ▸Image Formation by Concave Mirrors
- ▸Image Formation by Convex Mirrors
- ▸Applications of Spherical Mirrors
- ▸Laws of Reflection
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Light: Mirrors and Lenses 10 0877CH10 Probe and ponder * Can we make mirrors which can give enlarged or diminished images? * On side-view mirrors of vehicles, there is a warning that says “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear”. Why is this warning written there? * Why is there a curved line on some reading glasses? * Share your questions ____________________________________ ? --- PAGE 2 --- Chapter 10 – Light: Mirrors and Lenses 153 During the summer holidays, Meena went to a science centre with her family. The centre had many fascinating displays on nature, space, and technology. While her parents explored a section on saving water and electricity, Meena and her brother wandered off to look around. In one corner, Meena noticed a row of unusual, curved mirrors. Curious, she stepped closer and looked into one. Her face appeared unusually large, while her brother, standing a little farther away, looked upside down! At another mirror, she saw a tiny ver…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Ancient Egyptians used polished copper as mirrors over 5,000 years ago.
- 💡 Some deep-sea fish have mirror-like scales to hide from predators.
- 💡 Light from the Sun takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.
- 💡 A funhouse mirror uses multiple curved surfaces to distort reflections.
- 💡 Rainbows are formed when sunlight reflects and refracts inside raindrops.
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