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Parts of a Microscope

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Piece 1

a)

objective lens

b)

eyepiece

c)

diaphragm

d)

fine focus

2.

Piece 8

a)

fine focus

b)

coarse focus

c)

revolving nose piece

d)

objective lens

3.

Piece 6

a)

base

b)

arm

c)

stage

d)

illuminator

4.

Piece 2

a)

rack stop

b)

body tube

c)

arm

d)

base

5.

Piece 7

a)

stage clip

b)

revolving nosepiece

c)

fine focus

d)

stage

6.

Piece 10

a)

diaphragm

b)

coarse focus

c)

illuminator

d)

stage

7.

Piece 9

a)

stage clip

b)

fine focus

c)

rack stop

d)

arm

8.

Piece 12

a)

arm

b)

illuminator

c)

eyepiece

d)

objective lens

9.

Piece 11

a)

fine focus

b)

coarse focus

c)

rack stop

d)

diaphragm

10.

Piece 4

a)

stage clip

b)

coarse focus

c)

stage

d)

base

11.

Piece 3

a)

arm

b)

stage clip

c)

base

d)

objective lens

12.

Piece 5

a)

illuminator

b)

stage clip

c)

fine focus

d)

eyepiece

13.

Controls the amount of light allowed to pass through the specimen

a)

diaphragm

b)

base

c)

arm

d)

eyepiece

14.

holds the slide in place

a)

rack stop

b)

objective lens

c)

stage clip

d)

stage

15.

knob that is used first; brings specimen into approximate or near focus

a)

eyepiece

b)

coarse focus

c)

base

d)

rack stop

16.

magnifies the specimen; 4x, 10x, 40x

a)

stage

b)

arm

c)

fine focus

d)

objective lens

17.

where you look into the scope; magnifies the image (usually 10x)

a)

eyepiece

b)

illuminator

c)

revolving nosepiece

d)

base

18.

light source used in place of a mirror

a)

stage

b)

arm

c)

illuminator

d)

fine focus

19.

move the body tube slightly to sharpen the focus/ quality of the image

a)

fine focus

b)

rack stop

c)

base

d)

arm

20.

platform where you put the slide for viewing

a)

base

b)

stage

c)

arm

d)

diaphragm

21.

holds the objective lens and rotates to change magnifications

a)

eyepiece

b)

coarse focus

c)

stage clip

d)

revolving nosepiece

22.

contains the lens system and connects the eyepiece to the objective lens

a)

base

b)

body tube

c)

diaphragm

d)

stage

23.

supports the tube and connects it to the base; used with the base to carry the microscope

a)

arm

b)

base

c)

stage

d)

eyepiece

24.

bottom of the microscope; used for support

a)

stage clip

b)

objective lens

c)

arm

d)

base