Microscope Basics

If you use the red objective lense, the object you are viewing will look ______ times bigger.

The ​ (a)   adjustment knob moves the stage up and down in bigger increments, and the ​ (b)   adjustment knob moves it up and down in smaller increments. The coarse adjustment knob is ​ (c)   than the fine adjustment knob.

• coarse
• fine
• bigger
• smaller

How many drops of water should be on your slide?

• 3-4

• 1-2

• The whole pipette

Which objective lense do you ALWAYS start with?

• Red - 4x

• Yellow - 10x

• Blue - 40x

When using the yellow objective lense, the object you're viewing under the microscope will look ____ times bigger.

When you move from the red objective lense to the yellow objective lense, you will likely only need to use the fine adjustment knob to adjust your view.

• True

• False

Do you get to use the blue objective lens? Choose all that apple.

• No

• No

• Absolutely not

• No, but in spanish