Microscopes

Front

What does a microscope do?

Back

Produces a magnified (bigger) image of something too small for the eye to see

Front

What is the name of this part of the microscope? Eye piece, Objective lenses, Arm, Light source

Back

Objective lenses

Front

Which objective lens will give you the most magnification (zooms in the most)? Options: Blue lens, Red lens, Yellow lens

Back

Blue lens

Front

True or False: You should avoid letting the objective lenses touch your glass slide.

Back

True

Front

Where on the microscope do you place the slide you are investigating?

Back

Stage

Front

Which part of the microscope moves the stage up quickly?

Back

Coarse adjustment knob

Front

Which part of the microscope moves the stage up slowly in order to focus the image so it isn't blurry?

Back

Fine adjustment knob

Front

Number ________ points to the stage clips of the microscope.

Back

9

Front

Number _________ points to the light source of the microscope. Options: 9, 10, 11, 12

Back

12

Front

Number _______ points to the diaphragm of the microscope, which controls how much light goes through the stage. Options: 9, 10, 11, 12

Back

11