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compound light microscope   uses two lenses and light to shine through a specimen. Maximum magnification 1000X  
scanning electron microscope   Uses a beam of electrons to produce an image of the surface of a specimen  
transmission electron microscope   uses a beam of electrons to produce an image of a thin slice through a specimen  
metric system   a system of measurement based on the power of 10.  
stage   a platform that holds a slide  
objective lens   located on the nose piece of the microscope, this magnifies the specimen as light passes through it.  
eyepiece   this magnifies the specimen 10 times and is also known as the ocular.  
light source   A bulb and on old microscopes a mirror that provides light for viewing an image.  
magnification   an increase in the apparent size of an object or specimen  
base unit   in the metric system there are 7 of these;length, mass, volume, etc.  
nosepiece   _A structure that holds the objective lenses.  
resolution   the power to show details clearly  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 

 
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