Electron Microscopy and Photomicrography Quiz

What are pictures taken with a high-tech electron microscope called?

• Photographs

• Photomicrographs

• Micrographs

• Snapshots

Who was the first person to use a camera with a built-in microscope to take pictures of snowflakes?

• Alfred Donné

• Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley

• A German pharmacist

• Thomas Edison

What did Wilson Bentley's photographs show about snowflakes?

• All snowflakes are identical

• There is no such thing as a typical snowflake

• Snowflakes are always round

• Snowflakes are always square

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What is the main purpose of an electron microscope?

• To take pictures of stars

• To magnify objects thousands of times

• To measure temperature

• To weigh objects

What did a German pharmacist create around 1852?

• The first telescope

• The first version of a camera for photomicrographs

• The first electron microscope

• The first snowflake photograph

What do scientists use to see how objects change over time?

• Light microscopes

• Electron micrographs

• Magnifying glasses

• Telescopes

What is the purpose of using a microscope?

• To make objects look smaller

• To see objects we can't see with our eyes

• To change the color of objects

• To make objects disappear

What is the magnification level of the image showing human skin?

• x10

• x100

• x1 million

• x2 million

What is one thing scientists have learned from magnified images?

• How to fly

• How a snowflake dissolves

• How to cook

• How to sing

What is the effect of a humid day on objects outside?

• They become colder

• They stay the same

• They might mold

• They become invisible