Compound Light Microscopes

What is the magnification of an eyepiece (10x) and a medium power lens (20x) combined?

• 30x

• 10x

• 200x

• 2x

When switching lenses, which part must you watch from the side to be sure it doesn't break the slide?

• The highest power lens

• The medium power lens

• The lowest power lens

• They can all break the slide

The fine adjustment knob moves the

• body tube

• stage

• light source

• diaphragm

True or False: The fine adjustment knob is the smaller one.

• True

• False

The microscopes we use are called

• compound microscopes

• dissecting microscopes

• stereo microscopes

• electron microscopes

What word means "to be composed of two or more elements."

• Compound

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Lens

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

If the eyepiece has a magnification of 10X and the objective lens has a magnification of 40X, what is the total magnification?

• 10X

• 4X

• 40X

• 400X

Which part of the microscope is used to hold your side in place?

• eyepiece

• objective lens

• stage clips

Why are our microscopes called compound microscopes?

• There are multiple lenses inside the microscope

• Microscope is a compound word

• The microscopes are made of metal

Which magnification lens should you start on?

• low magnification

• middle magnification

• high magnification