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Microscopes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| temporary wet slide | a slide made using a drop of water and a cover slip to view a specimen see link: http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/procedures/slip.html |
| magnification | visual enlargement of an image using lenses or other technology |
| field of view | how large of an area you can see across when looking at something through a microscope |
| “total magnification” of a compound microscope | how much overall enlargement of the image you get when looking through the two lenses of a compound microscope |
| stain | chemical added to the specimen on a microscope slide to darken the specimen and make it easier to see |
| specimen | word used to name any object being studied under the microscope |
| opaque | adjective to describe a material that light cannot pass through – the material appears “solid |
| transparent | adjective to describe a material that some but not all light can pas through–the material is partly see-through |
| quantitative observation | careful study and description of something using numbers and measurements |
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