Microscope Parts and Functions

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

• Scanning Objective Lens

• Low Power Objective Lens

• High Power Objective Lens

• Oil Immersion 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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The _______ focuses the image under scanning and 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 ________ of the microscope would show you the MOST zoomed in image, or the SMALLEST field of view.

• low power objective

• scanning objective

• high power objective

• stage

What power do you start with when using a microscope?

• High power

• low power

• scanning

• oil immersion

A microscope that has more than one lens is called a _______________.

• compound microscope

• microscope

• electrical microscope

• telescope

Used to turn on the light source

• Light Switch
• Sun
• Cord
• Diaphragm

The higher the magnification, the ________ you see of the specimen.

• more
• less
• higher
• lower