Microscopes and Magnification

Supports the microscope.

• Arm

• Stage Clips

• Nosepiece

• Base

Supports the microscope slide and viewing object

• Stage Clips

• Base

• Mirror

• Stage

What is the name of this part of the microscope?

• Eye piece

• Objective lenses

• Arm

• Light source

Which part of the microscope moves the stage up quickly?

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Fine adjustment knob

• Diaphragm

• Base

You should always carry the microscope by the

• arm and base

• arm and body tube

• arm only

When looking through your microscope, you move your slide to the right- It appears

• to move to the right

• to stay the same

• to move to the left

You should avoid letting the objective lenses touch your glass slide.

• True

• False

Where on the microscope do you place the slide you are investigating?

• Stage

• Base

• Eye piece

• Light source

Which piece is the slide, the thin piece of glass that holds what you are investigating?

• A

• B

Identify the part of the microscope with the letter B.

• ocular lens (eyepiece)

• arm

• base

• stage