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Concave Lenses and Ray Diagrams | GCSE Physics

Concave lenses diverge light rays and always form virtual, upright, diminished images.

What type of image is ALWAYS formed by a concave lens?

What is Concave Lenses and Ray Diagrams | GCSE Physics?

"A lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges, used to diverge light rays."

Question 1

Which of these is an example of a longitudinal wave?

Question 2

If an object absorbs more radiation than it emits, its temperature will ____.

Question 3

Arrange these EM waves in order of INCREASING energy: Radio, Visible, UV, Gamma.

Question 4

The distance between the same point on two adjacent waves is called the ____.

Diverging Light

Parallel rays spread out as if coming from the principal focus.

Images formed are always virtual (cannot be projected onto a screen).

The image is always closer to the lens than the object.

Used to correct short-sightedness (myopia).

Exam Tip

Visual Distinction: Concave lenses "cave in" at the middle. They spread light out like a cave opening sweeps the eye!

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