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Chapter 1 Section 4 Terms

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compound light microscope   a microscope that shines light through a specimen and has two lenses to magnify an image  
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eyepiece (ocular lens)   magnifies the image, usually by 10 times  
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objective lens   enlarges the image of the specimen; located directly above the specimen  
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stage   a platform that supports a slide holding the specimen  
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light source   a light bulb that provides light for viewing the image  
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magnification   the increase of an objects apparent size  
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nosepiece   the structure that holds the set of objective lenses; rotates the lenses into place above the specimen  
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resolution   the power to show details clearly in an image  
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scanning electron microscope   passes a beam of electrons over the specimen's surface; provides three-dimensional images of the specimen's surface  
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transmission electron microscope   transmits a beam of electrons through a very thinly sliced specimen; has a great resolution; magnifies objects up to 200,000 times  
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metric system   a decimal system based on the powers of ten; the official name of the system is Systeme Internation d'Unites or the International System of Units  
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base unit   seven fundamentals that describe length, mass, time, and other quantities  
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