Microscope

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compound microscope

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microscope having more than one lens and that uses a beam of light to magnify

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electron microscope

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microscope that uses a beam of electrons to magnify objects

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objective lens

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the lens that is closest to the object being viewed

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focal plane

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the distance at which a microscope lens focuses

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wet mount slide

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a slide made with water, the object and a coverslip

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slide

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piece of glass on which the object to be viewed by a microscope is placed

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field of view

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the round, lighted view that you see when you look through the eyepiece of a microscope

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eyepiece lens

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lens that you put your eye to on a microscope

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coverslip

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small piece of glass or plastic that is placed over the specimen on a slide

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revolving nosepiece

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the part of a microscope that holds the different power objective lenses that can be rotated to change the magnification

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proper way to carry a microscope

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one hand on the arm and one hand on the base

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proper way to focus a microscope

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place slide on stage and use low power objective lens and the coarse adjustment knob to bring into focus

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Use only the __________ adjustment when focusing with the high power objective in place.

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fine

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proper way to put away a microscope

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put low power objective in place, wrap cord around the base and put the dust cover on