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Chapter 1.4
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compound light microscope | a microscope that shines light through a specimen and has two lenses to magnify an image. |
| eyepiece | magnifies the image 10x |
| objective lens | enlarges the image of the specimen |
| light source | a light bulb that provides light for viewing the image. |
| magnification | the increase of an object's apparent size. |
| nosepiece | the structure that holds the set of objective lens |
| resolution | the power to show details clearly in an image. |
| scanning electron microscope | a microscope that produces an enlarged three dem image of an object by using a beam of electrons |
| transmission electron microscope | a microscope that transmits a beam of electrons through a very thin slice of specimen and that can be magnified up to 200,000 times |
| metric system | a single standard system of measurement |
| base unit | one of the fundamental units of measurement that describe length, mass, time, and other quantities and from which other units are derived. |
| stage | a platform that supports a slide holding the specimen. |