Microscope Parts
Where the slide is placed.
Stage
Purpose of the objective lenses.
Magnification
True or false
The lenses in a microscope make items appear smaller
False
Holds the slide in place.
Stage clips
Purpose of diaphragm.
letting more or less light in
If the eyepiece has the power has 4X and the objective lens has 10X, what is the total magnification of the microscope?
40X
What you look into to see the specimen.
eyepiece/ocular
Purpose of eyepiece/ocular.
To look through
To start looking at the specimen, what objective lens we should have to use first?
Low Power objective lens or (4X)
Magnifies the specimen.
objective lenses
What do you use focus under low power?
Coarse adjustment
Which objective lens will you use to see the specimen much bigger>
High Power Objective lens.
The name of the microscope we use in class.
Light or compound microscope
Purpose of fine adjustment.
To sharpen/clear the image?
Formula for finding total magnification.
Total Magnification = What is ocular magnification x objective magnification?