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With a little modification yes.
The principals of design for the Barometer and Altimeter are the same. A sealed capsule expands and contracts with changes in air pressure, this movement is then changed to the movement of a dial to get a scaled reading.
However the Barometer would need its scale changing to read in terms of altitude. This would allow a rudimentary calculation of altitude, however as the air pressure changes, the altitude read on the scale would change.
The Altimeter as used in aircraft also has a small thumb wheel or turntable knob that allows you to set the air pressure to the air pressure of the ground. This makes the scale more accurate, and negates any changes in air pressure.
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Collect the Differences between a barometer and manometer?
barometer is used to measuring atmospheric pressure. manometer is used to measuring the pressure of gases.
Which liquid is used in an aneroid barometer a mercury b alcohol c none?
mercury
How do you put the word Barometer in a sentence?
The barometer was rising so we thought it would be a good day for a picnic
Why would a water barometer have to be 13.6 times taller than a mercury barometer?
A barometer using water,would need to be 13.6 times taller than a mercury barometer to obtain the same pressure difference. This is because mercury is 13.6 times more dense than water.
What two units are commonly used to measure air pressure?
Probably a mercury barometer and a aneroid barometer. -adrian
What is a antonym for altimeter?
There isn't one because it is a noun
How does the barometer affect society?
The barometer became used as an altimeter in early aircraft to measure height above the ground and has been refined to be in every aircraft today.
What instruments are used to measure the atmospheric pressure?
Usually the instrument used is called a barometer- which could be a closed end manometer or an aneroid barometer.An altimeter actually also measures atmospheric pressures - but for a different purpose.
Why is a altimeter so important?
An instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude.
An altimeter is an adaptation of the?
The altimeter is basically a specialized pressure gauge. It measures the pressure of the column of air above it. As the altitude varies, the air column height varies, which registers on the altimeter. Since the air pressure also varies with changes in the barometric pressure, altimeters must have an adjustment to compensate for changes in local barometric pressure.
What instrument do airplane pilots use to detremine altitude?
S(he) uses an altimeter which a kind of airborne barometer.
Why is an altimeter important to an airplane pilot?
The altimeter is essentially an aneroid barometer that reads in units of altitude rather than pressure. This is possible by using the standard atmosphere to make the conversion from pressure to altitude.
How do you find altitude pressure?
Pressure= Force/Area Pressure of a Liquid is density times gravity times height
How do you know that your altimeter is accurate?
Using a metric barometer, you should put a magnet in between the two, and the altitude on the altimeter should immediatley go to zero. if it is not at zero, but a negative or positive, you know it is off by that number. Example: -7 ft. ----- This means your altimeter is 7 feet below the accurate number.
Which airplane instrument is really just a barometer?
An altimeter is sensitive to atmospheric pressure and can show the altitude of the aircraft based on the change in atmospheric pressure from the aircraft ascending and descending. Likewise, a barometer, is sensitive to atmospheric pressure.
How was Stonehenge used as a barometer?
It was not used as a barometer.
What is the instrument used to measure the elevation?
An altimeter.
