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Science--microscope
7th grade microscope info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What a mciroschope lies, rests on | base |
| reflects light to the specimen | mirror |
| platform that the microscope slide lies/is mounted on | stage |
| holds the tube and stage, and attaches them to the base | arm |
| used to "sharpen" the objects, used for final focusing | fine adjustment |
| brings object into approximate focus appearance, used for first focusing | coarse adjustment |
| magnifies the object 10x it's original size | eye piece |
| holds eyepiece and objective lense together | boyd tube |
| rotating piece that holds objective lenses | nosepiece |
| magnifies the object 450x it's size (one w/yellow line)--lense that allows greater magnification | high power objective |
| lens used to locate the specimen, magnifies the object 100x it's size (has no lines) | low power objective |
| holds the microscope slide in place | clip |
| regulates the amount of light that shines through the microscope | diaphragm |
| eyepiece | ocular |
| chemical sometimes used to make the specimen visible | stain |
| area seen while looking through a microscope | field of view |
| how enlarged the object has become | magnification |
| how clear the object is while ollking through the microscope | resolution |
| dropper | pipette |
| LPO | low power objective |
| HPO | high power objective |