| A | B |
| What do you hold onto when carrying a microscope? | the arm and the base |
| In which direction do you rub when wiping microscope parts clean? | in circles |
| When looking through the microscope’s eyepiece, which eye should you squint? | neither ... keep both eyes open |
| How much magnification is provided by a microscope with a 20 power eyepiece and a 50 power lens? | 1000 times magnification |
| Describe the best types of subjects for a compound microscope. | tiny and or thin |
| Which lens do you use first with the compound microscope? | the low power lens |
| Which size hole on the light regulator do you use first with the compound microscope? | the biggest hole |
| Which focusing knob should you use with the high power lens? | only the fine focus knob |
| What type of subjects work best on the dissecting microscope? | thick or large objects |
| Which eye should you use first with the dissecting microscope? | the left eye |
| After focusing with the left eye, open the right eye and focus the ............. | right eyepiece |
| Which microscope is more powerful .... the compound or the dissecting microscope? | the compound microscope |
| Which microscope needs to have light pass through the subject? | the compound microscope |
| Which microscope only looks at the surface of its subjects? | the dissecting microscope |