The World of the Microscope

Question 1

1 Kilometre (km) =

Answer 1

1 Kilometre (km) = 1000 metres (m)

Question 2

1 Metre (m) =

Answer 2

1 Metre (m) = 100 Centimetres (cm)

Question 3

1 Centimetre (cm) =

Answer 3

1 Centimetre (cm) = 10 Millimetres (mm)

Question 4

1 Millimetre (mm) =

Answer 4

1 Millimetre (mm) = 1000 Micrometres (um)

Question 5

1 Micrometre (um) =

Answer 5

1 Micrometre (um) = 1000 Nanometres (nm)

Question 6

What do light microscopes do?

Answer 6

Light microscopes use a beam of light to form a magnified image of an object.

Question 7

How many times can the best light microscopes magnify?

Answer 7

2000 Times

Question 8

How do you calculate your magnification with a light microscope?

Answer 8

Eyepiece magnification x Objective lens magnification

Question 9

Magnification =

Answer 9

Magnification = Size of Image / Size of Real Object

Question 10

Size of Real Object =

Answer 10

Size of Real Object = Size of Image / Magnification

Question 11

Size of Image =

Answer 11

Size of Image = Size of Real Object x Magnification

Question 12

What is Resolution?

Answer 12

The ability to distinguish between two separate points

Question 13

What is the Resolving Power of a microscope?

Answer 13

How much detail the microscope can show.