Give one use each of a concave and a con | Class 7 Science Chapter Light, Light NCERT Solutions

Question:

Give one use each of a concave and a convex mirror.

Answer:

Uses of Convex mirror:
1. Convex mirror are used as rear view mirrors or side view mirrors in vehicles (such as cars, scooters, buses and trucks etc) to see the traffic at the rear (back side) on the road.
2. Big convex mirrors are used as ‘shop security mirrors’.

Uses of Concave mirror:
1. Concave mirrors are used as shaving mirrors to see a large image of the face.
2. Concave mirrors are used by dentist to see the large images of teeth of patients.
3. Doctors use concave mirror reflectors to produce a parallel beam of light for examining the body parts such as eyes, ears, nose and throat.
4. Concave mirrors are used as reflectors in torches, headlights of vehicles (such as car, scooters, buses, trucks, train engines etc) and searchlights to get a strong, straight beam of light.


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Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science - Chapter . This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 1 , Question 8: Give one use each of a concave and a convex mirror.....