7th Class Mental Ability Mirror and Water Images Mirror and Water Images

MIRROR IMAGE

Suppose someone stands in front of a plane mirror.

If he lifts his left hand, the image in the mirror shows his right hand and vice-versa.

The left half of a body becomes right half of its mirror image and right half becomes left half.

Remember that in the problems on mirror images, if not mentioned, the mirror is assumed to be placed to vertically right of the object.

EXAMPLE

1.  Choose the correct mirror image of the Fig. (X).

        (a)              (b)              (c)              (d)

Explanation (d):

The right side of an object becomes left side of its image in the mirror.

WATER IMAGE

The water image of an object is the vertically inverted (upside down) image of the object.

The position of the water layer is horizontally just below the object.

2.   Select the water image of the given word.

E M A N A T E

(a)          

(b) E A T E M A N         

(c)           

(d) E T A N A M E

Explanation (a):

The lower side of an object becomes the upper side of its water image.