Microscopes Florida Standards

What piece is the platform that supports the microscope slide?

• Base

• Diaphragm

• Stage Clips

• Stage

What piece holds the microscope slide in place ?

• Base

• Diaphragm

• Stage Clips

• Stage

What piece is a larger knob usually found on either the body tube or the arm and it is used to focus the image under low power?

• Aperture

• Fine focus Knob

• Diaphragm

• Course focus Knob

What piece is the smaller knob, found near the course adjustment knob, and is used to focus the image under low and high power?

• Aperture

• Fine focus Knob

• Diaphragm

• Course focus knob

What piece is found between the base and the stage and shines light through the object being viewed and into the microscope ?

• Aperture

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• Light Source

• Stage Clips

What is the name of the structure labeled #10?

• objective lens
• ocular lens
• aperture
• nosepeice

What is the function of the structure labeled #10?

• controls amount of light that passes through the slide
• it is used to change the magnification of the object
• it holds that slide in place
• it is used to carry the microscope

What is the name of the structure labeled #4?

• stage
• course focus knob

• fine focus knob

• aperture

while focusing a microscope on high power a student crushed the cover slip. The student probably

• closed the diaphragm
• turned up the light intensity
• rotated the eyepiece
• used the course focus knob

A microscope has an ocular magnification of 10 and a high power objective magnification of 50. What is the highest total magnification of the microscope?

• 500x
• 400x
• 50x
• 40x