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Which type of lenses shrinks the image in front of it rather than magnifying it?
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Why do goggle lens does not have any power even when they are curved?
Goggle lenses don't have magnifying power because the front and back of the lens is curved the same. Lenses only have refracting (magnifying or size-reducing) power if the front of the lens is curved differently than the back of the lens. If the curvatures produce a lens that is thicker at the center than at the edges, then it will magnify. A lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges will be size-reducing.
What happen to your image when you stand 2 m in front of a full length mirror?
Your image shrinks
What is the difference between a concave and convex lens?
Convex lenses are thicker in the middle than at the edges. They refract toward the center. Only people have convex lenses. Concave lenses are used in telescopes and glasses. Concave lenses are thinner in the middle than at the edges. When light passes through concave lenses always bend away from each other toward the edges of the lens.A convex or "positive" lens is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges. A concave, or "negative" lens is thinner at the middle and thicker at the edges. Convex lenses project a real image behind the lens; concave lenses project a virtual image in front of the lens.
What does 0.75 reading glasses mean in terms of magnifcation?
Simply put, it means you'll want your reading material about 1.33 meters away from your eyes. The letters will look about as large as they always do at a distance of 1.33 meters, but with the glasses on you'll be able to focus on your reading material comfortably.If you'd rather have your book or screen 1 meter away, use +1 diopter lenses; half a meter away, use +2 diopter lenses; 0.33 meters away, use +3 diopter lenses and so on. The closer you put the reading material, the larger it appears (just like always). Of course your mileage may vary, so use these numbers as a starting point to see what works for you.The general idea is that those of us with so-called "normal" vision (or vision that's been corrected to normal with glasses or contact lenses) are focused on objects a long way away when our eyes are relaxed. By using reading glasses and putting our reading material one focal length in front of the glasses, we make the reading material appear to be a long way away, without changing it's apparent size. The focal length of the lenses in meters is 1 divided by the power in diopters. One might say the purpose of reading glasses isn't to magnify, it's to be able to focus comfortably.Sometimes optics like magnifying glasses and telescope eyepieces are spec'ed in terms of magnifying power. Magnifying power can be calculated as the power of the lens in diopters, divided by 4. The idea here is that someone decided 250 mm is a reasonable value for the closest "normal" people can focus, so they use 4 diopters for the baseline to compare against when considering the apparent size of objects viewed through a magnifying lens.
Which type of lens magnifies convex or concave?
Convex are thicker in the middle and thin out at the edges. These lenses magnify and are used for reading glasses and to correct long-sightedness (hyperopia). Concave lenses are thin in the middle and thick towards the edges. These lenses shrink things and are used to correct short-sightedness (myopia). A good example of this is to take a spoon and look at your reflection in it. Looking at the concave side of the spoon (the front) will make you look smaller, looking at the convex side of the spoon (the back) will make you look bigger. A concave mirror can magnify. Convex mirrors always shrinks things. They are used sometimes in offside rear vision mirrors for vehicles. A concave mirror will also shrink things if you look at the mirror from far enough away and the object you look at is also far away (but you wouldn't want to use it for a rear vision mirror because it then also turns stuff upside down). Concave lenses disperse light rays outward, rendering it impossible for them to focus incoming light onto a plane surface. Their "focus" is virtual, behind the lens on the side of the light source. If the concave surface is used as a reflector, it will form a real image. This is the basis for reflector telescopes. Further info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics)
Why do goggle lens does not have any power even when they are curved?
Goggle lenses don't have magnifying power because the front and back of the lens is curved the same. Lenses only have refracting (magnifying or size-reducing) power if the front of the lens is curved differently than the back of the lens. If the curvatures produce a lens that is thicker at the center than at the edges, then it will magnify. A lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges will be size-reducing.
Nearsightedness is caused by what?
Essentially it is because the lenses of the eye are too short, which focuses the light in front of rather than on the retina.
Describe the behavior of light that enables magnifying lenses and contact lenses?
The behavior of light that enables optical lenses to magnify images is called refraction. refraction is the bending of light. This happens when light enters a medium with a different "index of refraction." Index of refraction is a property of a material that measures how much the material's electric and magnetic fields interfere with light (which is an electromagnetic wave). This interference slows light down. The way I understand it, the front of the way slows down before the back of the wave, causing it to change trajectory like a bullet in water. The change in trajectory is a property of the geometry of the system of lenses which include the magnifying lens, lenses in your eye, and the object being magnified. You can find diagrams online of how this works.
What happen to your image when you stand 2 m in front of a full length mirror?
Your image shrinks
Are most glasses lenses biconcave or biconvex and which corrects short sighted vision?
Most lenses are actually a meniscus design. the front curve is the base curve and the back side is either more or less curved than the base curve. Since most people are myopic (near-sighted) their lenses are usually a simple concave design rather than biconcave. Biconcave lenses are generally reserved for extremely high myopic prescriptions.
When a simple magnifying glass is used properly where will the image be formed?
250 millimeters in front of the lens
When a simple magnifying glass is used properly the image will form?
250 millimeters in front of the lens
What causes short sight and how it can be fixed?
Myopia, or near-sightedness, is caused because the eyeball is too long in relation to the focusing power of the lens onto the retina. This causes the image to be focused at a point in front of the retina rather than on top of it. There are two ways to correct this: corrective lenses (eyeglasses or contact lenses) or surgery.
Bad oil leak on the front of your 5.7 Chevy engine you were told the front seal shrinks if left for ages help?
If the oil is leaking from the front seal you will need to remove the oil pan and replace both the front and rear seals and the rail gaskets.
What was the two lenses called on the refracting telescope?
Front lens - objective Back lens - eyepiece
Why is there no spark to front cylinder?
That rather depends on where the front cylinders are, and what they are on.
What is the difference between a concave and convex lens?
Convex lenses are thicker in the middle than at the edges. They refract toward the center. Only people have convex lenses. Concave lenses are used in telescopes and glasses. Concave lenses are thinner in the middle than at the edges. When light passes through concave lenses always bend away from each other toward the edges of the lens.A convex or "positive" lens is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges. A concave, or "negative" lens is thinner at the middle and thicker at the edges. Convex lenses project a real image behind the lens; concave lenses project a virtual image in front of the lens.
