Compound Microscope

Question 1

What is the eyepiece sometimes known as?

Answer 1

The ocular lens.

Question 2

How do you properly hold a microscope?

Answer 2

One hand on the arm and the other on the bottom of the base.

Question 3

The _____adjument knob allows for more focusing on the specimen.

Answer 3

The fine adjustment knob.

Question 3

The_____turns on the light

Answer 3

Light switch

Question 4

The____has a hole in the center to allow light to come through

Answer 4

Stage

Question 5

If the eyepiece is 10X and the objective lens is 4X,
then the total magnification is _____ X.

Answer 5

40x

Question 6

Another term for the body tube is_____

Answer 6

head

Question 7

The objective lenses are attached to the
________________________________.

Answer 7

Nosepiece

Question 8

The __________________________ provide options
for magnification.

Answer 8

Objective lenses

Question 9

The _____________________ hold the slide to the stage.

Answer 9

Stage clips

Question 9

The 4X magnification objective lens is usually the
____________ power lens.

Answer 9

low

Question 10

The _______________ connects the lens system to
the stage and base.

Answer 10

Arm

Question 11

The ____________ power objective lens offers the
most amount of magnification.

Answer 11

high

Question 12

The 10x lens is usually the______power lens

Answer 12

Medium

Question 13

Visually enlarging a specimen using lenses is doing what?

Answer 13

Magnifying it

Question 14

The high power lens usually provides ___ X magnification.

Answer 14

40x

Question 15

This supports the weight of the microscope.

Answer 15

Base

Question 16

The part you look into.

Answer 16

Ocular lens or eyepiece

Question 17

The ___ lens focuses light onto the specimen.

Answer 17

Condenser lens

Question 18

This controls the size of a hole under the stage.

Answer 18

Diaphragm

Question 19

The illuminator is also the ___.

Answer 19

Light source

Question 20

This supports the slide that contains the specimen.

Answer 20

Stage

Question 21

If you look into a microscope with a 10X ocular lens and
a 40X objective lens, what is your total magnification?

Answer 21

400x

Question 22

This connects the eyepiece to the rotating nosepiece.

Answer 22

head/body tube

Question 23

The ___ adjustment knob is the first one used to focus
onto the specimen.

Answer 23

Coarse

Question 24

The rotating ___ can be moved to switch between the
objective lenses.

Answer 24

Nosepiece

Question 25

How do you find the total magnification?

Answer 25

Multiply the total magnification of the objective lens(4x,10x,40x) and the eyepiece(10x)