The eyepiece of a microscope is also known as...

• the ocular lens

• the objective lens

• the coarse focus

• the fine focus

The lens of the microscope closest to the stage is...

• the ocular lens

• the objective lens

• the stereomicroscope

• the binocular microscope

the coarse focus knob is...

• used to focus the image on low power

• used to focus the image on high power

• located on the eyepiece

• switches the light on and off

The stage is...

• used to direct light to the specimen

• for shining light onto the specimen

• where the specimen is placed

• above the objective lens

The neck of the microscope...

• has only one ocular lens

• contains the light source

• is where you will find the eyepiece

• is also called the handle

The image is...

• the stage

• what is seen using the microscope

• the specimen

• a microscope that uses light

Magnification is...

• the amount by which the image is magnified compared to the real object

• the amount by which the object is shrunk compared to the image

• an instrument used to make very small things look bigger

• a way to describe objects that can only be seen using a microscope

Field of view means...

• the amount of the specimen seen through a microscope

• the size of the stage

• how far the eyepiece is from the lens

• how far the stage is from the lens

A micrometer is...

• one thousandth of a millimetre

• one millionth of a millimetre

• one thousandth of a metre

• one millionth of a metre

Which symbol means 'micro'