The Microscope Revolution — Questions and answers

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What was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek obsessed with, even though he worked with fabrics?

Choices

  1. Cooking food
  2. Playing games
  3. Lenses and grinding glass ✓
  4. Writing books

Answer: Lenses and grinding glass

From page 5

What did Zara suggest they look at first under the microscope?

Choices

  1. Zola's hair
  2. Linnea's cotton candy ✓
  3. Zola's grandpa's shoe
  4. Zara's stuffed bear

Answer: Linnea's cotton candy

From page 8

What did Zara discover the 'speck' on the cotton candy actually was under the microscope?

Choices

  1. Tiny animals
  2. Colorful sprinkles
  3. Tiny crystals ✓
  4. Bits of fabric

Answer: Tiny crystals

From page 9

What did Zara write as 'Discovery #1' in her notebook?

Choices

  1. Light is made of tiny particles
  2. Cotton candy is delicious
  3. A whole world exists that we cannot see with the unaided eye ✓
  4. Microscopes are very old

Answer: A whole world exists that we cannot see with the unaided eye

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