Microscope Review

How should you carry a microscope?

• Just push or pull it

• With 2 hands on the arm and base

• It doesn't matter how, just don't drop it

• Never carry a microscope. They are too heavy.

When should you use the stage clips?

• You don't use them

• Any time you have a slide

• When you have something really small

• When something is not laying flat

When going up an objective, I can...

• go up 1 objective at a time

• You don't adjust the objective- trick questions

• It doesn't matter how: 1, 2, or even 3 at a time

• You only go down in objectives

While looking through the microscopes, what are some items that may need to be adjusted if you cannot see anything?

• Clicking in an objective

• Turning on the light source

• Turning the course or fine knob

• Changing the diaphragm

• All the above

How often should I use the course knob on the highest objective?

• When it jams

• Only until it jams

• Any time

• Never

• All the above

When putting away the microscope, I must...

• Lower the stage

• Click in the lowest objective

• Loosely wrap the cord

• Store away from the edge

• All the above

I must be careful with the microscope slides because they are made of glass. If I break one I need to immediately...

• Pick it up

• Call Freddy

• Tell my teacher

• Clean up after myself

You should always start looking through the microscope on this magnification...

• No lens

• Low objective

• Medium objective

• High objective

What is the total magnification of a compound microscope that has a 10x lens and a 4x objective?

• 14

• 40

• 100

• 400

Which is NOT a rule for using a microscope?

• You cannot use the microscope until you know the directions

• You cannot use the microscope until you understand the directions

• Store away from the edge

• Anything can be looked at under the microscope