Microscope Review

You should always carry the microscope by holding the

• arm and base

• arm and nosepiece

• nosepiece and base

• you can carry it however you want

True or False:When you are using the 10x objective lens, it is OK to move the slide around on the stage.

• True

• False

This part of the microscope contains the ocular lens

• The objectives

• the eye piece

• the stage

• the diaphragm

What is the magnification of the ocular lens on our microscopes?

• 4x

• 10x

• 40x

• 100x

When you look at a slide using the 10x objective lens, you are making the object look ________ times bigger

• 4

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

What moves the stage up and down?

• diaphragm

• coarse adjustment knob

• fine adjustment knob

• objectives

True or False: When you switch from the 10x to the 40x objective, you should lower the stage first.

• True

• False

True or False: As you increase magnification, you will be able to see more of the object that you are looking at.

• True

• False

When you move the slide to the right, the image will move

• to the right

• to the left

• up

• down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The type of microscope that we use in class is called

• an electron microscope

• a compound light microscope

• a scanning microscope

• a toy microscope