microscopes

• how many types of microscopes are there that you need to know?

  two / 2
• What are the names of the microscopes?

  light microscope and electron microscopes
• Why are microscopes useful?

  For magnification.
• What is an advantage of using a light microscope?

  It allows you to observe living cells.
• What is a disadvantage of using light microscopes?

  It has limited magnification and resolution.
• What is the standard resolution for a light microscope?

  200nm
• What is an advantage of an electron microscope?

  It has a much greater magnification and resolution than light microscopes.
• What is resolution?

  The ability to distinguish between two separate objects
• What does the fine knob do?

  It increases resolution.
• What does the coarse knob do?

  It moves the objective lense up or down.
• what is the formula for magnification?

  Magnification = image size / Actual size
• How do you get from millimeters to micrometers?

  x1000
• How do you get from micrometers to nanometers?

  x1000