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Microscope

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A microscope is an instrument that.
a)
makes faraway objects look closer.
b)
makes small objects appear larger.
c)
decreases the size of small objects.
d)
increases the size of small objects.
2.
If your teacher asks you to move a microscope to table, how do you carry it?
a)
by the body tube and the eyepiece
b)
with one hand
c)
one hand on the arm and the other under the base
d)
with one hand on the base and the other on the eyepiece.
3.

What is the function of part 1?

a)

magnifies x10

b)

magnifies x4

c)

Magnifies x40

d)

magnifies x100

4.

What is the function of part 3?

a)

allows light to get to the specimen

b)

magnifies x10

c)

connects the top of the microscope to the bottom

d)

moves the stage up and down

5.

What is the job of part 11?

a)

to move the stage up and down

b)

to move the stage side to side

c)

to allow light to get to the specimen

d)

magnifies the image

6.

What is the function of part 6?

a)

to allow light to get to the specimen

b)

to allow the microscope to stand up

c)

to connect the ocular to the revolving nosepiece

d)

to hold the slide on the stage

7.

Moves stage up and down for focusing; locates the specimen

a)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

b)

Large Focus Knob

c)

Course Focus Knob

d)

Small Focus Knob

8.
What will be the total magnification if ocular lens is 10X and objective lens is 4X?
a)
4X
b)
40X
c)
10X
d)
100X
9.
What will be the total magnification if the ocular lens is 10X and the objective lens is 40X?
a)
40X
b)
10X
c)
100X
d)
400X
10.

Which objective lens would give the greatest magnification?

a)

medium power

b)

low power

c)

high power

11.

What is the job of part E?

a)

moves the stage up and down

b)

holds the slide in place on the stage

c)

allows light to get to the specimen

d)

magnifies the image

12.

The lab microscopes we use in class have three or four________________ which allows different amounts of magnification.

a)

detail

b)

magnification

c)

objectives

d)

body

13.

The smallest objective we will use in class is _____X.

a)

forty

b)

ten

c)

four

d)

one hundred

14.

Part 8 is called the....

a)

Arm

b)

Light Source

c)
Diaphragm
d)

Ocular

15.

The function of part 12 is...

a)

to revolve and move the objectives

b)

to move the stage up and down

c)

to allow light to reach the specimen

d)

to magnify the specimen

16.

The function of part 9 is to ....

a)

magnify the image 10 times

b)

move the stage up and down

c)

attach a specimen to

d)

allow light onto the specimen

17.

Which part of the microscope do you never use under high power?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Coarse adjustment

c)

Stage

d)

Fine adjustment

18.

What is the function of part 3?

a)

to magnify x10

b)

to move the stage up and down

c)

to hold the microscope upright

d)

to revolve and move the objectives

19.

What is the function of the body tube?

a)

Connects the eyepiece to other lenses

b)

Carry the microscope

c)

Allows the microscope stand upright

d)

Allows light to get to the specimen

20.

This part holds objective lenses; Rotates to change objectives

a)
Arm
b)
Base
c)
Revolving Nosepiece
d)
Diaphragm