1st Year Microscope

A microscope is an instrument that.

• makes faraway objects look closer.
• makes small objects appear larger.
• decreases the size of small objects.
• increases the size of small objects.

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NGSS.4-PS4-2

If the eyepiece of your scope has a power of 10, and the selected objective lens has a power of 20,what is the total magnification?

• 20x
• 30x
• 200x
• 2000x

When you focus on a new specimen, always begin with

• low power and coarse adjustment.
• low power and fine adjustment
• high power and coarse adjustment
• high power and fine adjustment

If your teacher asks you to move a microscope to table, how do you carry it?

• by the body tube and the eyepiece
• with one hand
• one hand on the arm and the other under the base
• with one hand on the base and the other on the eyepiece.

Which part of the microscope controls the amount of light available?

• coarse adjustment knob
• diaphragm
• objective lens
• revolving nosepiece

Which part lets you turn up the power of magnification, such increasing from 40x to 100x?

• coarse adjustment knob
• diaphragm
• field-of-view
• revolving nosepiece

What is part 1?

• eye piece
• body tube
• arm
• coarse adjust

What part is 3?

• eye piece
• base
• arm 
• coarse adjust

What part is 5?

• coarse adjustment
• fine adjustment
• diaphragm
• stage

Used to focus specimen, smaller adjustment than coarse adjustment

• Fine adjustment

• Stage

• Arm

• Base