Compound Microscope Lab Quiz

The portion of the specimen that can be seen through the microscope is called the ________________.

• stage clips

• field

• mirror

• focus knob

If you want to control the amount of light entering the field of view, you would move this part to make the hole smaller or larger.

• eyepiece

• nosepiece

• mirror/light

• diaphragm

If the eyepiece is 10X and we are using the high objective lens (40X), how many times is the image magnified?

• 40

• 4000

• 400

• 4

The knob on the microscope used with the high power objective only.

• Coarse Adjustment Knob
• Fine Adjustment Knob

When focusing the microscope you should...

• not do anything, let others try it, it's scary

• start with the highest power, bigger is always better

• start with the 10x setting to find the specimen

• play with it until it breaks and teacher get angry

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

• more
• less
• higher
• lower

The ocular lens has a magnification power of:

• 4x
• 10x
• 100x
• 40x

On OUR microscopes, the high power objective lens has a magnification power of:

• 10x
• 40x
• 100x
• 400x

How many micrometres (µm) in 1 mm?

• 1,000

• 1,000,000

• 10,000

• 100,000

Microscopes allow us to view objects in great _____________.

• detail

• magnification

• objective

• body