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Microscope Notes
Question | Answer |
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Compound Light Microscope | They use light to magnify objects. They magnify up to 2000X. You use one eye to see. You see in two dimensions. (2D) The object you look at must be thin enough for light to pass through. |
Stereoscopic Microscopes | They use light to magnify objects. Ours magnify up to about 50X. You use 2 eyes to see. You see in three dimensions. (3D) |
Transmission Electron Microscopes | They use electrons to magnify. Magnifies up to about 1,000,000X. Makes 3D images. Object must be thin. |
Scanning Electron Microscopes | They use electrons to magnify. Magnifies up to about 200,000X. Makes 3D. Object can be thick. |