Microscope Lesson

What piece supports the microscope and is used to transport the microscope from one place to another?

• Eyepiece

• Stage

• Base

• Light Source

What piece supports the body tube and is also used to transport the microscope from one place to another, along with the base?

• Arm

• Stage

• Aperture

• Objective

What piece contains a high-power magnifying lens (40x)?

• HIgh-power Objective

• Eyepiece

• Low-power Objective

• Stage

What piece contains a low- power magnifying lens (4x)?

• HIgh-power Objective

• Eyepiece

• Low-power Objective

• Stage

When you focus on a new specimen, always begin with

• low power and coarse adjustment.

• low power and fine adjustment

• high power and coarse adjustment

• high power and fine adjustment

When using a microscope, you focus on a new specimen by always beginning with

• low power and coarse adjustment.

• low power and fine adjustment

• high power and coarse adjustment

• high power and fine adjustment

What is the role of the coarse focus knob on a microscope?

• To adjust the light intensity

• To move the stage up and down for focusing

• To change the objective lenses

• To hold the slide in place

What piece holds the microscope slide in place ?

• Base

• Diaphragm

• Stage Clips

• Stage

What piece is a hole in the stage that allows light to pass through the slide?

• Aperture

• Diaphragm

• Light Source

• Stage

What piece controls the amount of light that enters the microscope ?

• Aperture

• Diaphragm

• Light Source

• Arm