Using the Light Microscope

Question 1

1) What do you start with?

Answer 1

the lowest power (magnification) objective lenses

Question 2

2) Where do you place the slide?

Answer 2

on the stage and hold it in place with stage clips

Question 3

3) What do you use to course focus to do?

Answer 3

to move the stage as close to the lens as possible

Question 4

4) What do you look through?

Answer 4

the eyepiece and move focus so that the stage moves away from the lens and comes into focus

Question 5

5) What do you adjust?

Answer 5

fine focus and light intensity for clearest image

Question 6

6) What do you repeat if needed?

Answer 6

with higher power

Question 7

What is the eyepiece graticule?

Answer 7

see through ruler fitted inside the eyepiece (has no units)

Question 8

What is the stage micrometer?

Answer 8

a slide with 1um = 1 micrometer markings on it 1um = 0.001 mm

Question 9

Eyepiece - 1)) What do you set?

Answer 9

magnification

Question 10

2)) What do you record?

Answer 10

how many eyepiece graticule units is equal to 1 micrometer

Question 11

3)) What do you not change?

Answer 11

magnification

Question 12

4)) What do you view?

Answer 12

specimen

Question 13

5)) What do you use to work out?

Answer 13

actual size of object