An image formed on a screen is always?

Analyze the question The question asks about an image formed on a screen. In optics, the key idea is whether the image is real or virtual.

Explain the concept

• A real image is formed when light rays actually meet at a point. It can be captured on a screen.
• A virtual image is formed when light rays only appear to come from a point (they diverge). It cannot be captured on a screen.

Work through the options

• D. Virtual: Wrong. Virtual images cannot be projected onto a screen.
• C. Upright: Wrong. Real images formed by a single lens or mirror are normally inverted, not upright.
• B. Magnified: Wrong. Real images can be magnified, the same size, or diminished, depending on the object's position. A camera, for example, forms a diminished image.
• A. Inverted: This is the best answer. An image formed on a screen is real, and real images formed by a single converging lens or concave mirror are inverted relative to the object.

Note: The strictly correct statement is that an image on a screen is real. Since "real" is not an option, "inverted" is the best choice.

Tip: Remember "Real = Rays meet = Screen = Reversed (inverted)". Virtual images are upright and cannot be put on a screen.