Some Important Measuring Instruments

1.       Pressure: Barometer

2.       Voltage: Voltmeter

3.       Purity of Milk: Lactometer

4.       Temperature: Thermometer

5.       Velocity of Wind: Anemometer

6.       Earthquake: Richter scale

7.       Degree of Humidity: Hygrometer

8.       Blood Pressure: Sphygmomanometer

9.       Radioactivity: Geiger counter

10.   High Temperature: Pyrometer

11.   Rainfall: Rain Gauge

12.   Earthquake Recording: Seismograph

13.   Electric current: Ammeter

14.   Altitude: Altimeter

15.   Velocity and Direction of Wind: Anemometer

16.   Sensitivity of Skin: Algeismeter

17.   Atmospheric Pressure: Aneriodograph/Barometer

18.   Improvement of Hearing Power: Audiometer

19.   Quantity of Heat: Calorimeter

20.   Intensities of Colors: Colorimeter

21.   Longitude of Vessel Over Sea: Chronometer

22.   Detection of Electric Charge: Electroscope

23.   Voltage Difference: Electrometer

24.   Depth of the Ocean: Fathometer

25.   Small Electric Current: Galvanometer

26.   Relative Density of Liquids: Hydrometer

27.   Change in Atmospheric Humidity: Hygroscope

28.   Detection and Measurement of Light: Photoelectric Cell

29.   Salinity of Water: Salinometer

30.   Spectrum Analysis: Spectroscope

31.   Hearing of Heartbeat and Lung Sound: Stethoscope

32.   Maintenance of a Constant Temperature: Thermostat

33.   Amplification of Current: Transistor

34.   Measurement OF Potential Difference between Two Points: Voltammeter

35.   Flow of Air: Aerometer

36.   Radiant Energy: Radiometer

37.   Conversion of rays into mechanical energy is Radiograph

38.   Measurement of Intensity of Light: Lucimeter

39.   The energy of food is measured in Calories

40.   The microscope is used to study Small and near objects

41.   The S.I unit of temperature is Kelvin

42.   The telescope is used for viewing Distant Objects

43.   Decibel is a unit of Sound

44.   The instrument used to measure Electric Current is Ammeter

45.   The apparatus used in submarines to give a clear view of the object, on the surface of the ocean or ground is known as Periscope

46.   Richter Scale is used for measuring Intensity of Earthquake

47.   Fathometer is used to measure Ocean Depth

48.   Hygrometer is used to measure Relative Humidity

49.   Venturi Tube is used for Measuring Flow of a Fluid

50.   Coronagraph is used for Observing and often photographing the sun‘s corona

51.   Microphone is used to convert sound waves into electric energy

52.   Velocity of wind is measured by Anemometer

53.   Altimeter is used to measure the approximate height above the ground

54.   Light year is related to Distance

55.   Pressure of gases is measured by Barometer

56.   Altitude of the Sun is measured by Sextant

57.   There are 981 Dynes in one gram weight

58.   When listening to heart beat with stethoscope, one hears closing of valves

59.   The unit of Current is Ampere

60.   The unit of energy in MKS system is Joule

61.   The intensity of an earthquake is measured by Seismograph

62.   Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales give the same reading at -40 Degree

63.   The instrument, which is used to measure temperature by radiation, is called Pyrometer

64.   Centrifuge is used to separate mixtures of chemicals

65.   Radio Telescope is used to receive radio waves from objects in space

66.   Audiometer is used to measure intensity of sound

67.   A chronometer is used to measure time

68.   Electroscope detects the presence of electric current

69.   Stroboscope is used to view rapidly moving objects

70.   Taceometer is used to measure distance, elevations and bearings during survey

71.   Retinoscope is an instrument used to determine Refractive power of lens

72.   The final image produced by a simple microscope is Virtual and Erect

73.   Photodiode is used for the detection of Light

74.   A Polaroid is a device used for analysing polarized light

75.   The spectrum of luminous bodies is studied by Spectrometer

76.   Transformer is used for conversion of low voltage into high voltage and vice-versa

77.   Ophthalmoscope is used to observe Retina

78.   Sonar works on the principle of Absorption of sound