Microscope Flashcards
0
Q
What do the focussing knobs on a microscope do?
A
They change the sharpness, or ‘focus’, of the image.
1
Q
What part of a microscope do you clip your slides into?
A
Stage clips.
2
Q
Why should you always move the objective lens away from the slide when you’re focusing a microscope?
A
So that the slide won’t get hit and crushed by the objective lens.
3
Q
Which part of the microscope do you look through?
A
Eyepiece lens.
4
Q
What is a slide?
A
Piece of clear glass, with the object you want to look at on it.
5
Q
Which objective lens do you use first?
A
Smallest first, then longest if you need it.
6
Q
What could you use to see diffusion happening?
A
Potassium permanganate crystals, in water.
