Microscope

When would you use the diaphragm?

• When you wanted to move the stage
• When you wanted to adjust the light
• When you wanted to put the microscope away
• When you sneeze

You can find total magnification by which of the following methods?

• ocular PLUS objective
• ocular TIMES objective
• ocular MINUS objective
• ocular DIVIDED BY objective

Find the total magnification: 
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 55X  

• 10x
• 55x
• 65x
• 550x

If you accidentally break a microscope slide, you should...

• clean it up yourself.
• try to hide it from your teacher.
• tell your teacher.

You should always carry the microscope by the

• arm and base
• arm and body tube
• arm only

The diaphragm helps to 

• focus the image.
• change the amount of light that passes through the stage.
• change the objective lens size.

When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the 

• low power objective lens
• medium power objective lens
• high power objective lens

When looking through your microscope, you move your slide to the right.  It appears to 

• move to the right.
• stay the same
• move to the left

The ___ focuses the image under low power.

• revolving nosepiece
• fine adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob

The ___ sharpens the image under high magnification.

• revolving nosepiece
• find adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob