🎲 Quiz 'IRRIGATION'
🖊 30 questions · ⏱ 30 sec

🔥IMP. Points
💥HYDROLOGY💥

🛑Types of Rain Gauge:-

A) Non-Recording Type Rain Gauge:-
SYMON'S RAIN GAUGE

B) Recording Type Rain Gauge:-
1) Tipping Bucket:-
Gives Intensity of Rainfall

2) Weighing Type:-
Gives Mass Curve of Rainfall

3) Natural Syphon Type or Float Type:-
📌Adopted as Standard Recording Type Raingauge in India

It also gives a plot of
Mass Curve of Rainfall.

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💥Other Rain Gauges:-
📌Storage Gauge
📌Telemetering Rain Gauge
📌Radar Measurement of Rainfall Gauge
📌 Satellites

List of Instruments & its Uses:-

Altimeter:- Measures altitudes.

Ammeter:- Measures electric current.

Anemometer:- Measures force and velocity of wind and directions.

Audiometer:- Measures intensity of sound.

Barograph:- Continuous recording of atmospheric pressure.

Barometer:- Measures atmospheric pressure.

Binoculars:- To view distant objects.

Bolometer:- To measure heat radiation.

Callipers:- Measure inner & outer diameters of bodies

Calorimeter:- Measures quantities of heat

Cathetometer:- Determine heights, measurements of levels, etc. in scientific experiments.

Chronometer:- Determines longitude of a vessel at sea

Colorimeter:- Compares intensity of colours.

Commutator:- To change the direction of electrica current.

Cryometer:- A type of thermometer used to measure very low temperature, usually close to 0° C.

Dilatometer:- Measures changes in volume substance.

Dynamo:- Converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Dynamometer:- Measures electrical power.

Fathometer:- Measures depth of ocean.

Fluxmeter:- Measures magnetic flux.

Galvanometer:- Measures electric current.

Hydrometer:- Measures relative density of liquids.

Hygrometer:- Measures level of humidity.

Hydrophone:- Measures sound under water.

Hypsometer:- To determine boiling point of liquids.

Hygroscope:- Shows the changes in atmospheric humidity.

Machmeter:- Determines the speed of an aircraft in terms of the speed of sound.

Manometer:- Measures the pressure of gases.

Micrometer:- Measures distances/ angles.

Nephelometer:- Measures turbidity.

Odometer:- Measure distance travelled by vehicle.

Periscope:- To view objects above sea level.

Pyrometer:- Measures very high temperature.

Refractometer:- Measures refractive indices.

Salinometer:- Determine salinity of solutions.

Sonar:- Used to detect objects under water.

Stereoscope:- To view two-dimensional picture.

Tachometer:- A theodolite adopted to measure distances, elevations and bearing during survey.

Udometer, Pluviometer, Ombrometer, hyetometer :- Rain gauge

Venturimeter:- To measure rate of flow of liquids.

Viscometer:- Measures viscosity of liquids.

💫✨various types of precipitation✨💫
1.Cyclonic - pressure difference
2.Orographic - mountain barrier
3.Frontal - warm and cold air
4.convective -temperature difference(heating of air)

🎲 Quiz 'FLUID MECHANICS'
🖊 30 questions · ⏱ 45 sec