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compound light microscope
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a microscope that shines light through a specimen and has 2 lenses to magnify an image
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eyepiece (ocular lens)
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the piece of a microscope that you look through, magnifies the image usually ten times (10x)
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objective lens
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light passes through the specimen and then through this lens, which is located directly above the specimen, this just enlarges the image of the specimen
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stage
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a platform that supports a slide holding the specimen
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light source
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a lightbulb or mirror that reflects the light needed for viewing the image
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magnification
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the increase of an object's apparent size
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nosepiece
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the structure that holds the set of objective lenses and rotates these lenses into place above the specimen
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resolution
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the power to show details clearly in an image
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scanning electron microscope SEM
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this microscope passes a beam of electrons over the specimen's surface, and provides 3dimensional images of the specimen's surface. can magnify up to 100,000x
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transmission electron microscope TEM
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transmits a beam of electrons through a very thinly sliced specimen, can magnify up to 200,000x
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metric system
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a standard system of measurement that all scientists use, symbol SI
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base unit
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the main deriving symbol used to describe measurement in length, mass, time, etc. etc.
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