Why do you look different in a spoon reflection from one side of the spoon to the other side?

Why do you look different in a spoon reflection from one side of the spoon to the other side?

Answer: Light travels in parallel lines. If it goes into a spoon, which is concave – going inwards – the light comes back to you at an angle. The top of the spoon will reflect downwards and the bottom of the spoon will reflect upwards. The left side of the spoon will reflect right and vice versa.

Why is the image inverted in a spoon?

The concave surface of the spoon bounces the incoming rays of light towards the focus. The rays coming from the upper part of the object are reflected downwards, while the rays from the lower part of the object are reflected upwards. This results in the formation of an inverted image.

What happens when you look at the front of a spoon?

The front (concave) side of the spoon behaves as a concave mirror with quite a short focal length (e.g. 10–20 mm). If you look at yourself in this mirror from further away than that, the mirror forms an inverted real image, which is what you see.

How is the image of your face on the inside of the spoon different from your image in a plane mirror?

If you increase the distance of the spoon from your face, you may see your image inverted. The inner surface of a spoon acts like a concave mirror, while its outer surface acts like a convex mirror. We know that the image of an object formed by a plane mirror cannot be obtained on a screen.

What did you observe on your reflection when you try to look at the inside of the spoon?

The inner surface is like a concave mirror and the outer surface is like a convex mirror. When you look at the inner surface keeping it very close, you will see an enlarged erect image of youself. As you move the spoon away from you the image becomes inverted.

What is the difference between your image on the two sides of the spoon?

Answer: A spoon is concave (it goes inwards), and that’s why you see yourself upside down. Because it is concave, the light is reflected diagonally. The top of the spoon reflects downwards and the bottom reflects upwards.

How did the image change when you moved the spoon slowly away from your face?

When we move the spoon slowly away from our face we observe that the image, i.e. our face becomes inverted. When we reverse the spoon, its curved surface/position is bulged out. It behaves as a convex mirror. The image of our face is virtual, erect and diminished.

What do you see when you look at yourself in a spoon?

When you see yourself in a spoon which is like a concave mirror. The light rays from your face fall on the top of the spoon and get reflected downwards. While, the light rays from your feet fall on the bottom of the spoon and get reflected upwards. As a result, you see yourself upside down.

Why can you see your face in a spoon?

Because the spoon is shiny and concave, it acts as a concave mirror, and focuses those reflected rays through a point in space somewhere between you and the spoon. This point is the real image formed by the spoon.

Why is your reflection upside down in a spoon?

In passing through this point, rays from the upper part of your face are reflected downward, while those from the lower part are reflected upward. The result is an upside-down image of your face.

What’s the difference between a spoon and a straight surface?

Reflection Usually, when you look at a straight surface, your reflection looks back at you in the same straight line. You’ll see yourself with the right side up and the right side down. When you look at a spoon, however, things are a little different. A spoon is concave (it goes inwards), and that’s why you see yourself upside…

What happens when light bounces off of your face?

When the light bounces off of your face and then off of a curved mirror, it won’t come straight back at you, but will go off at an angle, instead.