Microscopy

Question 1

What do microscopes allow humans to do ?

Answer 1

• Microscopes allow us to view/see things we can usually see with the naked eye

Question 2

Name the two types of microscopes

Answer 2

• Light (The use of lenses and light to form and image of a specimen and magnify it to make it look bigger)
• Electron (The use of electrons instead of light to form an image. They have a higher magnification and resolution compared to a light microscope)

Question 3

What is the magnification formula?

Answer 3

• Magnification = image size / real size

Question 4

What do you place the substance you are investigating onto ?

Answer 4

• A slide