Magnification

Question 1

What does it mean when the microscope has a magnification of x10 ?

Answer 1

This means the image is ten times bigger.

Question 2

What does the symbol x stand for?

Answer 2

Magnified by.

Question 3

What is the field of view?

Answer 3

How much of the specimen you see under the microscope.

Question 4

What happens when the magnification increases the image?

Answer 4

The field of view on the image gets smaller.

Question 5

What is the maximum magnification for a stereo microscope?

Answer 5

x100

Question 6

What is the maximum magnification for a light microscope?

Answer 6

x1000

Question 7

What are you able to see through a light microscope with x1000 magnification?

Answer 7

Only the largest bacteria are visible.