Parts of a microscope

what is the name of the part of the microscope you look through?

• diaphragm

• eye piece

• nose piece

• base

how many objectives (lenses) can be found on your microscope

• 6

• 2

• 9

• 3

what part of a microscope adjusts the amount of light in a microscope?

• stage clip

• diaphragm

• arm

• base

how should you hold a microscope? by the…

• arm

• base

• stage

• diaphragm

what part allows you to rotate the objectives from low, medium, to high?

• stage

• eye piece

• nose piece

• diaphragm

first focusing the microscope, what knob should you use?

• corse adjective knob

• fine adjective knob

when first observing a specimen, what power should you use?

• low

• meduim

• high

what part holds the slide in place

• stage clips

• base

• stage

• eye piece

what is the black square that you place you slide on?

• stage

• diaphragm

• eye piece

• nose pice

what should you do with the cord when you are done using the microscope?

• anything doesn’t mattter

• just wrap it around any part of the microscope

• wrap it around the base