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Microscope
w/o pictures!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stage | platform which supports the specimen being viewed |
| arm | curve or slanted part which is held while carrying the microscope |
| eyepiece | the lens that you look through |
| objective lenses | the lenses that are used to magnify the object |
| coarse adjustment knob | big knob moving the stage up and down |
| fine adjustment knob | small knob moving the stage up and down |
| base | the bottom of the microscope, used for support |
| slide | rectangular glass plate on which the specimen is mounted |
| total magnification | The power of a microscope, found by multiplying the power of the (eyepiece) by the power of the objective lens. |
| specimen | sample that is prepared to be viewed |
| Compound microscope | A microscope with two or more lenses. |
| field-of-view | When you look down a microscope, the circle that you see is called '______' |
| Anton van Leeuwenhoek | Made his discovery by using a simple microscope to look at tiny drops of water magnified 266 times to see tiny organisms. |
| 400X | The total magnification of a 10X eyepiece lens coupled with the high power 40X objective lens? |
| Simple microscope | A microscope with only 1 lens. For example, jewelry eyepieces, pocket magnifiers, and reading glasses. |
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