Question

What is the difference between a real image and a virtual image ? Give one example of each type of image.

Answer 1

Real Image

Virtual image

1. The image can be captured on screen.	1. The image cannot be captured on screen.
2. The image is always inverted.	2. The image is always erect.
3. Light rays actually meet to form a real image.	3. Light rays do not actually meet to form a virtual image.