An image that can be projected on a screen is described as a:
AVirtual image
BInverted image
CMagnified image
DReal image
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Real image
1. Images divide by whether light actually reaches the location.
2. A lens can form more than one kind of image.
3. A real image is one that can be projected on a screen.
4. A virtual image cannot be projected in that way.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 'Geometric Optics', sections 25.1-25.7_
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