That depends on which scale it is you are looking at.
It could be that an arrow lines up with a number: that is the reading.
How do you read a medical mechanical scale?
where on the vernier caliper would you read to obtain the vernier scale reading
Read what the scale or the key to the scale says.
To read 1 gram on a scale accurately, place the object on the scale and wait for the reading to stabilize. Ensure the scale is calibrated and zeroed before use. Read the measurement displayed on the scale, which should show 1 gram.
To accurately read grams on a scale, place the object on the scale and wait for the reading to stabilize. Ensure the scale is set to grams and read the number displayed on the screen. This number represents the weight of the object in grams.
Time (horizontal scale) versus Amplitude (vertical scale).
To read a weighing scale, simply step on it and wait for the display to stabilize. The number shown on the display is your current weight.
it is read in tenths of a foot, engineers scale
If the elevator is in free fall, you and the scale would be accelerating downward at the same rate. In this case, the scale would read zero, because you and the scale are essentially falling together with the same acceleration due to gravity.
To read scales accurately for measuring weight, ensure the scale is on a flat surface, zero it out before use, stand still on the scale, and read the measurement displayed.
I tried it and it read 10 pounds. question answered by bt.
My rebuilt engine is about 7.5 on the Richter scale! Yesterday's earthquake read 3.2 on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s.