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    Question

    Instrument used to measure the force and velocity of the

    wind is –
    A Ammeter Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Anemometer Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Altimeter Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Audiometer Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    An anemometer is a device for measuringwindspeed,andisacommonweather stationinstrument.Thetermisderivedfromthe Greekwordanemos,meaningwind,andisused to describe any airspeed measurement instrument used in meteorology or aerodynamics.Anemometerscanbedividedinto twoclasses:thosethatmeasurethewind'sspeed, and those that measure the wind's pressure; but as there is a close connection between the pressureandthespeed,ananemometerdesigned for one will give information about both.

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