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Yes it can. The lens concentrates all the infra-red rays that it catches across its entire surface and collects them and beams them down to a pinpoint that contains ALL the energy from the surface. This is hot enough to burn a small hole in most woods.
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∙ 13y agoA magnifying glass can be used to start a fire. You can focus the sunlight on a single point and the heat will get hot enough to catch paper on fire.And yes, the higher the magnification, the quicker it will intensify the heat.
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Can you burn bugs with magnifying glasses?
Yes
What are some common uses of magnifying glasses?
Magnifying glasses are commonly used by the elderly to read small print such as that in books or newspapers. Aside from that, they are occasionally used to focus light on objects.
What is the purpose of magnifying glass?
A magnifying glass is made to allow people to see small things enlarged. Strong magnifying glasses can help you see things invisible to the naked eye.
What behavior of light enables magnifying glasses and contact lens to bend light rays and help people see more clearly?
The ability to make images bigger is called refraction which bends light. Magnifying glasses help make objects bigger so they use refraction.
What is the difference between a magnifying glass and a microscope?
microscopes are more scientific id say. They can look closer at what you're looking at than the magnifying glass. But microscopes are generally much bigger. Magnifying glasses are qite light as well. ( I have both ) Magnifying glass are simple lenses while micorscopes have two lenses so if you needed to look at something in great detail I would look at it with a microscope...
Can you burn bugs with magnifying glasses?
Yes
How are glasses different from magnifying glasses?
glasses you where like you put it on and magnifying glasses are to look at something close up something little.
Why should you never put magnifying glasses under sunlight?
we should not do so because the heat magnifies and can burn any thing under it
Does magnifying glasses have light?
yes no yes no
What do you look through to see things far?
Binoculars, glasses, magnifying glasses and teliscopes
What are the composition of magnifying glasses?
Just glass (silicon dioxide)
Are magnifying glasses used to observe small objects?
yeah...
What type of tool does a Zoologist use?
magnifying glasses and binoculars
How do you find a g-spot?
for you.... you cant even if you have a magnifying glasses
What are some common uses of magnifying glasses?
Magnifying glasses are commonly used by the elderly to read small print such as that in books or newspapers. Aside from that, they are occasionally used to focus light on objects.
Can a hot day burn wood?
With a magnifying glass
What is a function of the magnifying glasses?
The function of magnifying glasses are to magnify certain small objects if necessary to see the world in a better way. An example would be to use it to examine an ant crawling into its ant hole.
