Under the Microscope

The part of the microscope where the object or slide is placed for viewing has the same name as a place where theater actors stand.

• the stage

• the lens

• the field of view

• the movie screen

Microorganisms can be

• small rocks

• drops of water

• minerals

• tiny plants and animals

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Which of the following would most likely be filled with hundreds of microorganisms?

• micorchips

• minerals

• paper

• pond water

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How do we use microscopes today to learn about the world around us?

• we use them to make little things much larger

• we use them to learn about the tiny building blocks of matter

• we use them to see things that are too large to see all at once

• we use them to help us become expert painters

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Which object cannot be seen through most classroom microscopes?

• a grain of salt

• a molecule

• a drop of water

• a skin cell

What would a good scientist do after observing and recording information in an investigation?

• analyze (study and examine) the information

• clean up the investigation

• start another investigation

• put the information away until a later time

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Which of the following items will help you see objects through magnifying lenses?

• dust

• light

• total darkness

• scratches

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What happens to an object when a scientist looks at it with a magnifying tool?

• the object gets closer

• the object is damaged

• the object gets larger

• the object looks larger

The smallest particle of any substance that has the same characteristics or properties of the substance

• microorganism

• molecule

• atom

• particle

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The smallest possible particle of an element having the properties of the element in its original form

• molecule

• microorganism

• atom

• particle