How to Appropriately Handle a Microscope

How do you properly carry a microscope?

• By the eyepiece
• By the eyepiece and the base
• By the arm
• By the arm and the base

How do you properly store the microscope?

• In a dark place
• With the light off, the cover on, and plugged in if not battery operated.
• With the lights off, the cover on, and unplugged if not battery operated.
• With the light on, the cover off, and plugged in if not battery opperated

At which objective do you initially (to begin with) view a slide?

• High power
• Low Power
• With the scanning objective
• Through the eyepiece

With which objective do you use to start viewing objects in a slide?

• 4x objective
• 10x objective
• 40x objective
• Just your eyes

If you move to the RIGHT which way does your object on the slide move when viewing through the microscope?

• Right
• Left
• Up
• Down

If you move to the Left which way does your object on the slide move when viewing through the microscope?

• Right
• Left
• Up
• Down

If you move to the UP which way does your object on the slide move when viewing through the microscope?

• Right
• Left
• Up
• Down

If you move to the DOWN which way does your object on the slide move when viewing through the microscope?

• Right
• Left
• Up
• Down

When viewing an object under the microscope how does this object appear?

• As if you were viewing it with your regular eyes.
• Backwards or mirrored
• To the left
• Upwards

When viewing an object under the microscope how does this object appear?

• As if you were viewing it with your regular eyes.
• Larger
• To the left
• Upwards