Question

An aneroid barometer can be used as an altimeter.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The Aneroid Barometer:

1. The word 'aneroid' means no 'liquid'.
2. The aneroid barometer does not use mercury or any other barometric liquid. It is a direct reading barometer.
3. With slight modifications, an aneroid barometer can also be used as an altimeter which measures the height (altitude) of a certain place.
4. Altimeter is an instrument that is used in aircraft or by mountaineers to measure the height (or altitude) above sea level.

Hence, the given statement is true.