To be familiar with and to use a light microscope

Question 1

Before using the microscope, ensure the lenses are?

Answer 1

clean

Question 2

Before using the microscope, what do you do with the stage?

Answer 2

lower it as far as it will go

Question 3

When about to use microscope, what objective lens do you click into place?

Answer 3

low-power objective lens

Question 4

How do you ensure the slide stays in position?

Answer 4

secure with clips

Question 5

Where do you place the slide you want to view?

Answer 5

onto the stage

Question 6

What do you use to move the low-power objective lens down so it’s just above the slide?

Answer 6

coarse adjustment knob

Question 7

What do you use to move the stage down until the object is in focus?

Answer 7

coarse adjustment knob

Question 8

What do you use to focus light on the object?

Answer 8

condenser

Question 9

What do you use to control the amount of light reaching the object?

Answer 9

diaphragm

Question 10

Eyepiece lens function?

Answer 10

magnification

Question 11

Nosepiece function?

Answer 11

hold objective lens

Question 12

Objective lens function?

Answer 12

magnification (x4, x10, x40)

Question 13

Clips function?

Answer 13

hold slide securely

Question 14

Stage function?

Answer 14

where slide is placed

Question 15

Condenser function?

Answer 15

focuses light

Question 16

Diaphrahm function?

Answer 16

adjust light amount

Question 17

Light function?

Answer 17

supplies light to slide

Question 18

Stage height adjuster function?

Answer 18

move stage up + down

Question 19

Coarse focus knob function?

Answer 19

focuses image

Question 20

Fine focus knob function?

Answer 20

finely focuses