Microscope Quiz HMS

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Microscope Quiz, Hillsborough Middle School
Please use the word bank below to label all of the parts of the microscope. (1 point each)
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Answer all questions below. Some questions will require you to identify the part of the microscope based upon the function provided. (1 point each)
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Identify the part that holds the slide in place.

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Identify the name of the platform where the slide is placed.

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Rotating this allows the objective lens to be changed.

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Identify the power of the medium objective lens.

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Identify the part that regulates the amount of light reaching the object being viewed.

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You place a slide on the stage. You look through the eyepiece at a specimen. Other than magnification, what changes occur to the appearance (orientation) of the specimen?

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Which way did the 'e' appear to move when viewed through the microscope when the slide is moved to the right?

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Which way did the 'e' appear to move when viewed through the microscope when the slide is moved away from you?

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Which adjustment knob would you use first when viewing a specimen?

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Which adjustment knob would you use to make the object you are viewing even more clear?

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All of these are rules for "scientific drawings" except:

Part III: Answer the following questions about Total Magnification based upon the Microscope we use in our classroom. (2 points each)
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What is the formula used to find Total Magnification?

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Determine the total magnification if using the Low Power Objective lens. Show your work!

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Determine the total magnification if using the High Power Objective lens. Show your work!

Part IV: Observe the microscope view diagrams of a fruit fly below and answer the associated questions. Make sure you use complete questions
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Which of the images is being viewed at low power?

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How do you know it is being viewed at low power?

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Which of the images is being viewed at high power?

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How do you know it is being viewed at high power?