Question 25
Light and ReflectionThe image in a pin-hole camera is
- A.erect and formed by refraction through a lens
- B.virtual and formed by dispersion
- C.erect and gets sharper as the hole becomes larger
- D.inverted and formed by the light from each point travelling in a straight line.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (inverted and formed by the light from each point travelling in a straight line.)
Explanation
Light from each point of the object travels in a straight line through the hole, so the top of the object is imaged at the bottom: the image is real and inverted.