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Q: What is the name of the top plates on a balance beam?
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Why is a platform balance more accurate than a triple beam balance?

It is an opinion. If you like a platform balance, then it is more accurate to you. If you like a triple beam balance, then that is more accrate for you. It doesn't matter what other people say about it because you might think something else is more accurate. That is why this question is not answered.


What does the adjustment knob do on the triple beam balance?

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A platform balance is an instrument to weigh things.From Answers.com (see link to the left):The platform balance is a form of equal-arm balance in which two flat platforms are attached to the top side of the beam, one at each end. Such a balance has a rider, or weight, mounted on a bar that has a calibrated scale, is parallel to the beam, and connects the supports of the two platforms. This rider is moved along the bar, its edge marking decimal fractions of the unit weight.See the Related Questions to the left for more information about how to weigh a sample on a balance.


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How does the earth's plates move on top of the crust?

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I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?

The answer is Tectonic Plates