Microscopy Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the amount a lens magnifies an object viewed through a microscope?

• Scale

• Power

• Field of View

• Magnification

Fill in the blank: The proportional size of a magnified image compared to the original is known as _______.

• Power

• Scale

• Magnification

• Field of View

Which term describes the diameter of the circle of light seen through a microscope?

• Magnification

• Field of View

• Power

• Scale

What is the amount by which an object is magnified by a lens called?

• Magnification

• Power

• Scale

• Field of View

Fill in the blank: A microscope that uses two lenses (eyepiece and objective lens) is called a _______.

• Magnification

• Compound Microscope

• Scale

• Power

Magnify

• To make something appear larger than it actually is.

• The diameter of the circle of light seen through a microscope.

• The amount by which an object is magnified by a lens.

• The amount a lens magnifies an object viewed through a microscope.