Microscope Test

What part of the microscope moves the stage up and down just a little bit at a time?

• Fine adjustment knob

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Door knob

• Revolving nosepiece

Which part twists to change the objective lens?

• revolving nosepiece

• eyepiece

• stage

• diaphragm

Which part of the microscope moves the stage up and down a lot?

• Fine adjustment knob

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Door knob

• diaphragm

What is the lens at the top of the microscope called?

• nosepiece

• eyepiece

• objective lens

• light source

Where do you carefully place the slide?

• nosepiece

• stage clips

• stage

• base

What holds the slide in place?

• stage

• eyepiece

• stage clips

• arm

Which knob do you use at low power to locate the specimen?

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Fine adjustment knob

• Door knob

• revolving nosepiece

What controls the amount of light through the slide?

• light knob

• light source

• light bulb

• diaphragm

How many hands do you need to carry a microscope?

• one
• two
• three
• four

All microscopes have knobs to move the stage side to side?

• True

• False