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A thermometer measures temperature - most are now electric but they used to have alcohol or Mercury in them.

A barometer measures air pressure - they are now electric but used to have air in them (in a bellows with a spring).

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Does a thermometer tell you air pressure?

No a barometer does a thermometer measures temperature


What is the different between barometer and thermometer?

A barometer measures the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. This has to do with the relative humidity. The more moisture suspended in the air, the more it weighs. A weather thermometer measures the temperature of the air.


What is the opposite of barometer?

The opposite of barometer is likely to be an object that does not measure atmospheric pressure, like a clock or a thermometer.


What is the antonym for thermometer?

Oh, dude, the antonym for thermometer would be... I don't know, like, maybe "thermoforgetter"? Just kidding! The actual antonym for thermometer would be "thermostat." Thermometer measures temperature, while a thermostat controls it. So, like, they're kind of like frenemies in the world of temperature regulation.


How do you tell how hot or cold something is?

use a thermometer.We can feel how hot or cold something is. However, sometimes things are just too hot or cold for us to feel safely. At other times we need to know exactly how hot or cold something is. When we need to measure temperature correctly we need to use an instrument called a thermometer. This measures temperature in degrees Celsius [sometimes called centigrade] or degrees Fahrenheit. There are different types of thermometers for different situations. A medical thermometer, for example, needs to be very accurate. It measures in fractions of degrees. When we are ill, even tiny changes in temperature are important. Some thermometers use a liquid that moves up a very fine glass tube. Most room thermometers, and outdoor thermometers are like this. The liquid is either mercury [ which is poisonous] or coloured alcohol. As liquids get warmer they expand [get bigger], and move up the tube. Water expands too, but not as much as alcohol and mercury. Thermometers that might be used by small children are not made of glass. They use a digital display which lights up the temperature. Inside the displays are chemicals that change colour according to the temperature.

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What rhymes with barometer?

thermometer


Thermometer is to air pressure as what is to air pressure?

You asked the question wrong. The analogy was : Thermometer is to Temperature as Barometer is to Air Pressure.A meteorologist uses his Barometer to measure pressure in millibars, very small changes in the atmosphere's pressure. He uses the Thermometer to measure the air Temperature.


What rhymes with thermometer?

Barometer, tachometer,


Does a thermometer tell you air pressure?

No a barometer does a thermometer measures temperature


What devices contain mercury?

Thermometer or barometer


How is a thermometer able to measure air?

a barometer is used to measure the air pressure, not a thermometer! A thermometer is used to measure the temperature.


What does barometer anemometer thermometer hygometer weather van mean?

What does thermometer ab baromean mean.


What is the different between barometer and thermometer?

A barometer measures the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. This has to do with the relative humidity. The more moisture suspended in the air, the more it weighs. A weather thermometer measures the temperature of the air.


A thermometer is to air temperature as a blank is to air pressure?

barometer


What is a device that monitors or measures physical conditions?

thermometer, barometer


What is the opposite of barometer?

The opposite of barometer is likely to be an object that does not measure atmospheric pressure, like a clock or a thermometer.


Which equipment is most useful when measurin Barometer and voltmeter Light meter and barometer Voltmeter and thermometer Thermometer and light meter the two environmental changes mentioned above?

A thermometer and light meter are the most useful when measuring two environmental changes.