2.2 Magnification And Calibration

Question 1

Magnification

Answer 1

How many times larger an image is to the actual size of the object

Question 2

Resolution

Answer 2

Ability to see individual objects as separate entities

Question 3

Diffraction

Answer 3

Tendency of light waves to spread as they pass close to physical structures

Question 4

Eyepiece graticule

Answer 4

Glass disc marked with scale from 1 to 100. Has no units. Scale is measured using a stage micrometer

Question 5

Stage micrometer

Answer 5

Microscope slide with scale in micrometers.