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Lesson 2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Compound Microscope | A microscope that consists of two microscopes in series |
Concave lense | Concave lenses are thinner at the middle. Itspreads out the light that pass through the lens. |
Eyepiece | the lens or group of lenses that is closest to the eye in a microscope |
field of view | The field of view is the extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment |
convex lens | A convex lens is a converging lens. When parallel rays of light pass through a convex lens the refracted rays converge at one point called the principal focus |
diaphragm | It controls how much light passes through. |
objective lens | A serieas of lens that range from 4x to 40x |
total magnification | the sum of the objective lens and the the eyepiece. |