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Key Stage 4 Higher
Meaning
A virtual image is an image which appears to come from a location, different from the actual location of the object.
About Virtual Images
- A virtual image is seen when looking:
- Through a convex lens.
- Through a concave lens
- Into a plane mirror.
- Virtual images can me magnified or diminished.
References
AQA
- Virtual images, pages 203, 209, 211, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Virtual images, pages 268, 269, 272, 274, 275, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Virtual images, pages, 83, 84, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Virtual images; from a concave lens, page 206, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Virtual images; in a mirror, page 189, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA