1. Always place the microscope
back from the edge of the table or counter.
A. 6 inches B.6 mm C. 5 feet
D. 6 feet
2. Never plug the cord into a socket where someone could
by accidentally walking into the cord.
A use the microscope
B. turn on the microscope
C. turn off the microscope
D. walk by and knock it from the table
3. Also, keep all cords that are attached to the microscope and the computer
A. away from live specimen B. away from your computers
C. away from the windows D. away from water and the end of the table
4. When carrying the microscope, you should always hold
A. the base and the coarse adjustment knobB. the arm and the base
C. the arm and the stage
D. the eyepiece and the nose
5. When you view a specimen through an objective lens that is magnified 40X, what is the actual
magnification?
A.44 X
B. 40 X
C. 54 X
D. 400 X
6. Which magnification of the lens would you use to find the specimen on the slide?
A. eyepiece and 4 X B. eyepiece and 10 X C. eyepiece and 400 X D. eyepiece and 40 X
7. The diaphragm is used to
A turn the microscope on or off B. adjust the amount of light allowed through the hole in the stage
C. magnify the specimen
D. adjust the brightness of the light source
8. Which set of lenses would you use to examine the details of a specimen?
A none of the answers are correct B. eyepiece lens and 40 X
C. eyepiece and 10 X
D. eyepiece and 4 X
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