Question

Which of the following optical instruments will be used to produce a reduced and inverted image of a distant object?
a. Camera
b. Projector
c. Microscope
d. Refracting Telescope

Answer 1

d. Refracting Telescope

Answer 2

Refracting telescope is the optical instrument produces a reduced and inverted image of a distant object.

Explanation:

Refracting telescope is the optical instrument produces a reduced and inverted image of a distant object.

• Refraction is the phenomenon where light rays enter through one medium and exit at an angle.
• The telescope has a lens which bends light to produces an image. A basic model telescope has two lens, one acts as an eyepiece while the other magnifies the image.  
• A refracting telescope is a combination of these two and hence produces a reduced inverted image of a distant object.
• A refracting telescope produces a reduced image when compared to a basic telescope which magnifies a image.