7Ab Quick Check

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Decide if statements 1 to 10 are true or false. If a statement is false, write out the correct version.

True False

1 Microscopes magnify things.

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2 What you look at under a microscope is called a specimen.

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3 Specimens are put on swings before being looked at under a microscope.

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4 A coverslip is used to hold a specimen in place.

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5 You should never point the mirror of a microscope at the Sun.

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6 When a microscope image is clear and sharp, it is said to be

‘out of focus’.

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7 Stains are useful because they help to create air bubbles.

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8 A microscope usually has one objective lens and a few eyepiece lenses.

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9 Specimens need to be thick.

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10 If a microscope has a ×10 objective lens and a ×5 eyepiece lens, its total
magnification will be ×15.

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