Question

List some of the applications for which a screw gauge can be used.

Answer 1

Some of the applications of a screw gauge are:

1. To measure the diameter of a given wire and hence its radius

2. To measure the thickness of a glass slab or a metal sheet

3. To measure the diameter of a given lead shot and determine its volume

4. To measure the volume of an irregular lamina of uniform thickness. [Using a graph paper to determine its area]