Name: ____________________________
Microscope Quiz
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see t his picture.
Directions: Answer with well-written sentences.
1. How is a lens different from a piece of glass?
2. What is a microscope?
Match the microscope part with its definition.
Microscope Part
1. _____ eyepiece
2. _____ tube
3. _____ coarse
adjustment knob
4. _____ arm
5. _____ fine adjustment
knob
6. _____ nosepiece
7. _____ low power
objective lens
8. _____ stage clips
9. _____ stage
10. _____ diaphragm
11. _____ base
Definition
a. the bottom of the microscope
b. the place where you put the slide
c. the longest lens, it helps you see
depth
d. holds the objective lenses; you can
turn it to change which lens you are
looking through
e. it supports the tube
f. holds the lenses the proper distance
apart
g. the lens you look through
h. moves the stage up and down; you
always focus first with this knob
i. the shorter lens
j. helps to control the amount of
light
k. keeps slide from moving
around
Label the parts of the microscope.