Welcome to the Geography Quiz 50

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In the late 1660s, Antony van Leeuweenhoek made his own powerful microscope from one lens. How many times could his microscope magnify things?

200 times

40 times

400 times

6000 times

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Who invented the first microscope?

Galileo galilee

Johann Sebastian Beach

Hans and Zacharias Jansen

Hans Jacobson

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Is there anything you can’t see under a microscope?

There are trillions of mini animals and microbes that cannot be seen under a microscope.

Only cells cannot be seen.

Everything in the world can be studied

Only microbes from the moon can’t be studied.

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When was first microscope invented?

1923

In the 1600s

1849

In the 1400s

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How powerful were the first microscopes? How many times could they magnify something?

200 times

4 times

20 times

600 times

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How are organism viewed under a microscope?

Organisms are first killed, so that they can’t escape, and then placed on glass surface.

Organisms are stuck into the jar and then placed under a microscope.

Organisms are placed between a slide, which is two pieces of plastic or glass.

Organisms are held with pincers under the microscope.

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What are compound microscopes?

These are microscopes that can see cells.

They are todays modern microscopes that use light to illuminate objects

Compound microscopes can only see green viruses.

It can only see bacteria.

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What can you see under a microscope?

Anything

Viruses, bacteria, protists, microscopic fungi and mini-animals.

Only fungi.

Viruses and bacteria only.

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Geography Quiz 50

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