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Microscopes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the structure labeled #10?
a)
objective lens
b)
ocular lens
c)

diaphragm

d)
nosepeice
2.
What is the function of the structure labeled #10?
a)
controls amount of light that passes through the slide
b)
it is used to change the magnification of the object
c)
it holds that slide in place
d)
it is used to carry the microscope
3.
What is the name of the structure labeled #4?
a)
stage
b)
course adjustment knob
c)
fine adjustment knob
d)

stage clips

4.
what is the function of the structure labeled #4?
a)
used with meduim and high power objectives to bring an object into focus
b)

used with low power objective to bring an object into view

c)

used with all objectives to bring an object into focus

d)
it is used to change the magnification of the object
5.
while focusing a microscope on high power a student crushed the cover slip. The student probably
a)
closed the diaphragm
b)
turned up the light intensity
c)
rotated the eyepiece
d)
used the course adjustment knob
6.

A microscope has an ocular magnification of 10 and a high power objective magnification of 40. What is the highest total magnification of the microscope?

a)
500x
b)
400x
c)
50x
d)
40x
7.
What is wrong this how the student is carrying the microscope in the image?
a)
They are using two hands.
b)
They are carrying it close to their body.
c)
The plug is not wrapped around the base.
d)
They are walking. 
8.
What is the approximate size of one of the cells in the field of view shown?
a)
0.5 mm
b)
1.0 mm
c)
1.5 mm
d)
2.0 mm
9.

What is the field diameter in the field of view shown if each thick grid line is 1.0 mm wide?

a)
230 mm
b)

0.23 mm

c)

2.3 mm

d)

23 mm

10.
A microscope is supplied with 10x and 15x eyepieces and with 10x and 44x objective lenses. What is the maximum magnification that can be obtained from this microscope?
a)
59x
b)
150x
c)
440x
d)
660x
11.

What happens to your field of view as you increase magnification?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it stays the same

d)

it disappears

12.

What type of microscope do we use in 7th grade science?

a)

compound light microscope

b)

scanning electron microscope

c)

dissecting microscope

d)

steroscope

13.

In order for our microscopes to work, what must be able to pass through the object we are looking at on the slide?

a)

light

b)

air

c)

water

d)

fire

14.

Which of the following should you do first when you use a microscope?

a)

place the slide on stage

b)

use the course adjustment knob to bring the object in to view using the low power objective

c)

focus the object using the fine adjustment knob

d)

use the course adjustment knob to bring the object into view using the high power objective

15.

A letter "e" has been placed on the slide in the proper orientation. How does it appear on the slide when you look through the microscope?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is the name of the structure labeled #9?

a)
objective lens
b)
ocular lens
c)

stage clips

d)
nosepeice
17.

What is the function of the structure labeled #9?

a)

hold the slides in place on the stage

b)

shine light through the object being viewed

c)

bring the object being viewed into focus

d)

change the amount of shining through the object

18.

What is the name of the structure labeled #1?

a)

ocular lens

b)

objective lens

c)

nosepiece

d)

light source

19.

What is the function of the structure labeled #1?

a)

contains a lens used to magnify the object on the slide

b)

shine light through the object being viewed

c)

brings the object being viewed into focus

d)

changes the amount of light shinning through the object being viewed

20.

Which of the following is most likely to be the field of view on low power?

a)

3.1 mm

b)

23 mm

c)

103 mm

d)

0.35 mm