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eyepiecepart of microscope that is looked into (magnifies 10x)
objective lenseslenses of different powers (4x, 10x, and 40x)
body tubeneck-like structure between the eyepiece and the objectives
coarse-adjustment knobmoves the stage up and down to allow for focusing
fine-adjustment knobmoves the stage very slightly to bring the image into sharper focus
stagesupports a slide
stage clipsholds the slide in place for viewing
diaphragmcontrols the amount of light coming through the stage
light sourceprovides light for viewing
armsupports the body tube
basesupports the microscope
nosepieceholds the objective lenses
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Terms 12
Creator LukeMaloney3
Created July 30, 2009
Group Lucas Heights 7G
Subject science 7
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  1. coarse-adjustment knob moves the stage up and down to allow for focusing - 4 misses
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  4. eyepiece part of microscope that is looked into (magnifies 10x) - 3 misses
  5. diaphragm controls the amount of light coming through the stage - 2 misses
  6. stage clips holds the slide in place for viewing - 2 misses
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