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What measures a barometer with Mercury?
Maybe you mean what does a mercury barometer measure. In which case the answer is atmospheric pressure.
A decrease in the height of a column in a mercury barometer means that .'s surface?
When air pressure increases, the mercury in a barometer rises.
When air pressuer increases what does the mercury in the barometer do?
Air is "pushed" into the open end of a barometer when the pressure is higher, meaning the mercury closer to the closed end of the barometer - where the pressure is measured - will rise.
What is a mercury barometer?
A mercury barometer is a device that measures air pressure. The key component that distinguishes it from other barometers is the metal mercury.
What deos a barometer measure?
A barometer is used to measure air pressure. It measures the atmospheric pressure using air, mercury, or water and will be shown as inches of mercury or millibars.
What accounts for the difference in heights of mercury vs water columns?
Density
What is a mercury barometer used for?
Mercury barometer is used for measuring atmospheric pressure. Because atmospheric pressure changes with distance above or below sea level, a barometer can also be used to measure altitude.
What is a barometer with Mercury called?
A mercury barometer.
Types of Barometers?
anaeriod barometer and a mercury barometer
What are the Precautions for aneroid and mercury barometer?
Mercury barometer precaution
An aneroid barometer is different from a mercury barometer in that it does not contain?
Mercury
What are the uses of mercury barometers?
Mercury barometer is used for measuring atmospheric pressure.Because atmospheric pressure changes with distance above or below sea level, a barometer can also be used to measure altitude.Read more: Uses_of_mercury_barometer
What type of barometer was invented first the aneroid or the mercury?
The first barometer that was invented was the MERCURY barometer. a mercury barometer consists of a glass tube open at the bottom end and partially filled with mercury. (:
What does a barometer has in it?
barometer has mercury inside it .
Which statement accurately describes a difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer?
One statement to accurately describe a difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer is that a mercury barometer is a closed tube containing mercury. An aneroid barometer is a closed, flexible container of gas.
What are the disadvantages of using mercury in a barometer?
It is not used to measure below -39°c and above 375°c
What are the uses of a Mercury barometer?
A Mercury barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
