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Ch1s4
Chapter 1 Section 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compound Light Microscope | A mircoscope the shines light through a specimen and has two lenses to magnify an image. |
| Eyepeice (Ocular Lense) | Magnifies the image, usually 10 times. |
| Objective Lens | Light passes through the specimen and then through the objective lens, which is located directly above the specimen. |
| Stage | A platform that supporst a slide holding the specimen. |
| Light Source | A light bulb that provides light for veiwing the image. |
| Magnification | The increase of an object's apparnet size. |
| Nosepeice | The structure that holds the set of objective lens, rotates these lenses into place above the specimen. |
| Resolution | The power to show details clearly in an image. |
| Scanning Electron Microscope | Passes a beam of electrons over the specimen's surface and provides a three-dimensional image of the specimens surface. |
| Transmission Electron Microscope | Transmits a beam of electrons through a very thinly sliced specimen and enlarges the image and focuses it on the screen of photograghic plate. |
| Metric System | A decimal system and thus based on powers of 10. |
| Base Unit | Describe lenght, mass, time, and other quanities. |