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Question
Match the following.
| Convex mirror | Radio telescopes |
| Parobolic mirror | Rear – view mirror |
| Snell’s law | Kaleidoscope |
| Dispersion of light | sin i/sin r =μ |
| Refractive index | Rainbow |
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Solution
| Convex mirror | Rear – view mirror |
| Parobolic mirror | Radio telescopes |
| Snell’s law | sin i/sin r =μ |
| Dispersion of light | Rainbow |
| Refractive index | Kaleidoscope |
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