Which term describes an upright image formed where rays of light appear to meet or come from?

• A. Real image
• B. Virtual image
• C. Inverted image
• D. Distant image

Answer: (B)

In optics, the way an image is formed distinguishes virtual from real images. A virtual image is created when light rays appear to diverge from a point or seem to come from a point, but they do not actually meet there. When you trace the rays backward, they converge at a location behind the surface, and the image is upright. This is why the description “upright image formed where rays appear to meet or come from” matches a virtual image. Real images, by contrast, are formed where light rays actually meet at a point and can be projected onto a screen, and they are usually inverted. The term distant image isn’t a standard category for describing image formation.