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Q: How does a magnifying glass burn things?
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Can a hot day burn wood?

With a magnifying glass


What is a curved glass that makes things look closer than they really are?

Curved glass that makes things look larger or closer is a magnifying glass.


What is the best material to burn with a magnifying glass?

dried leaves or paper


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.


Why do ants burn under a magnifying glass?

When you place a magnifying glass over an ant and the sun is out, the light from the sun hits the convex glass and becomes concentrated at a certain point. That point will eventually become hot enough to burn the ant.


Why couldn't the US get a big magnifying glass or something like that to keep the temperature warmer in the winter?

A big magnifying glass will burn the US, one neighborhood at a time.


Why do objects burn when light shines through a magnifying glass?

well usually you need something stronger then a magnifying glass, but it increases the heat from the sun and burns something in its radius


How does a plant burn when a magnifying glass and the sun join?

If you mean to ask how a magnifying glass can use sunlight to burn a plant, then here's how.A magnifying glass focuses the light going through it so that it all converges into a single point (focal point). The light that would have otherwise been spread out over the area of the magnifying glass is "concentrated". Therefore there is much more energy hitting that one point than otherwise would be. The light raises the temperature of the plant to the point where it will burn.


What is used to look at small things?

a magnifying glass or a microscope


How long does it take to burn a paper using magnifying glass?

It depends on the color, so i can't answer that.


Why does a magnifying glass must be held so that the light from the sun forms a circular dot to burn paper?

A magnifying glass forms a circular dot where it focuses rays of light from the sun. The focus of a magnifying glass is at a distance from the surface of the glass itself. So a magnifying glass must be held [approximately] perpendicular to the line joining the sun and the target, and at a distance from the target which equals the focal length of the lens.


A magnifying glass is also called a microscope?

No. These are 2 different things.