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Microscope
Winneconne Microscope Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where you look into the microscope | Eyepiece |
| You begin your focusing with this part of the microscope | Course Adjustment Knob |
| This disk under the stage controls the amount of light that passes through the aperture | Diaphragm |
| This shines light up through the aperature so that it is easier to see the object that you are viewing | Lamp |
| The flat place under the objective lenses where you place the slide for viewing | Stage |
| Light passes from the objective lens to the eyepiece through this part of the microscope | Eyepiece Tube |
| Once the object that you would like to view comes into focus, you use this to fine tune the image | Fine Adjustment Knob |
| These two things hold the microscope slide in place | Stage Clips |
| This part of the microscope holds the objective lenses | Nosepiece |
| There are three of these on the nosepiece that allow you to change the magnifaction | Objective Lenses |
| The opening in the stage that lets light through | Aperture |
| This part supports the UPPER portion of the microscope and is used in carrying it | Arm |
| This is the support for the entire microscope and holds it up | Base |
| How do you determine the power of magnification? | Multiply the power of the eyepiece by the power of the objective lense that is over the aperature |