Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses

What is the difference between real and virtual images? How can you create real and virtual images with a convex lens?

The 2 files with “2023” appended at the end of the name are for use with the Basic Optics components (OS-8456, OS-8470, and OS-8460). The 2 files without “2023” are for use with the EP3 equipment set.

Grade Level: High School

Subject: Physics

Student Files

Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses 377.24 KB
Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses (2023 version) 159.81 KB
Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses 421.33 KB
Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses (2023 version) 175.14 KB

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Featured Equipment

Essential Physics Comprehensive Equipment Kit

Essential Physics Comprehensive Equipment Kit

Equipment kit for all of the hands-on labs within the Essential Physics Curriculum and/or the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.

Essential Physics Standard Equipment Kit

Essential Physics Standard Equipment Kit

Designed for use with the investigations in Essential Physics 3rd Edition, this kit includes the Forces and Motion Kit and Modular Circuits Kit.

Light, Color & Optics Kit

Light, Color & Optics Kit

A complete set of equipment for exploring light, color, and optical technology. Includes an optics bench, light source, viewing screen lenses, mirrors, diffraction grating, and more.

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