Microscope Part Functions

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

You should always carry the microscope by the

• arm and base
• arm and body tube
• arm only
• the objectives

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

• low objective lens
• medium objective lens
• high objective lens
• super extra high power lens

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The _______focuses the image under low power.

• revolving nosepiece
• fine adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob
• arm/neck

The__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.

• the diaphragm
• fine adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob
• the ocular

The lens you look through, closest to the top of the microscope, is called the

• objective lens
• ocular lens
• diaphragm
• light source

The ________ of the microscope would show you the MOST zoomed in image, or the SMALLEST field of view.

• low power objective
• medium power objective
• high power objective
• stage

What is the function of stage clips?

• To move the objectives
• To keep the slide secure
• To adjust the focus
• To look through