Sunday 25 August 2013

INSTRUMENTS & THEIR USES

1) Actinometer - Heating power of sunlight
2) Periscope - A periscope (or berinscope) is an instrument for observation from a concealed position.
3) Manometer - Used to measure pressure
4) Seismograph - Used to measure intensity of earthquakes
5) Richter Scale - To measure the intensity of earthquakes
6) Galvanometer - Used for detecting and measuring electric current
7) Dynamometer - A device to measure force, moment of force (torque) or power
(8) Sphygmomanometer - Used to measure Blood Pressure.
9) Lux meter - Intensity of light
10)Black box - is used in Airlines. It is also called as Flight Data Recorder (FDR) or Accident Data Recorder
     (ADR) or Cockpit Voice Recorder. Its colour is Orange.

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