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What measuring instrument is used to measure the gaps between two objects?
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What does balance mean in science terms?
A Balance in Science is an instrument used to measure mass.
What is the standard intrument for measuring length in the laboratory?
Depends on the context. You could use a ruler, a tape measure, vernier calipers, a trundle wheel, or a laser ranging device.A ruler is an example of an instrument that is used to measure the length of smaller objects (usually around a foot or smaller).
Why are astronomical units AU not use for measuring distances between celestial objects that lie outside the solar system?
Astronomical Units are too small to be a useful unit of measure, therefore light years are used.
When measuring the length of an object how do you decide which unit of measure to use?
This depends on the length of the object.You can use mm for very short objects, cm for short objects, m for long objects; and working with a microscope we use μm.
Rocky objects measuring millimeters to kilometers in diameter generally orbit the Sun in a region located between?
Milliy
What is the distance between two objects on a table?
take a measuring tape and measure the distance between the two objects
What does the astrolabe measure?
It is a mediaeval instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and other sky objects, now replaced by the sextant.
What is the function measuring?
To measure length around objects.
What instrument measures objects?
One could use a caliper to measure relatively small objects. Also, a scale would measure its weight. If it is regularly shaped with some straight edges, use a ruler.. You can drop it in a measuring cup half full of water and measure how much water it displaces.
When you measure the amount of matter in an object your are measuring the objects?
Mass
What is the definition for sextant?
sex·tantˈsekstənt/nounan instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation.
What are four tool you can use to measure objects?
measuring tape, ruler, sticks, hand
How can you define a radar?
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
What device is appropriate in measuring spherical objects?
calipers can measure its diameter and check for roundness. Water displacement can measure its volume.
What is it use for calipers?
Calipers are for measuring diameter of rounded objects. For instance you measure a ball, then carefully not changing the measurement pull the caliper off the ball and measure the gap between it's points with a ruler.
What is an instrument used to measure volume of liquids and irregularly shaped objects?
graduated cylinder
Measure of the force of attraction between objects due to gravity?
The measure of the force of attraction between objects due to gravity is WEIGHT. ^_^
