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Math
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Vernier
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Vernier
Calipers:
The Vernier
caliper is a versatile tool.
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It
can measure the outside diameter or width of an object. |
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It
can measure the inside diameter or width of an object. |
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And
it can measure the depth of an object. |
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To read a vernier
caliper:
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Read the
centimeter mark on the fixed scale to the left of the 0-mark on the
vernier scale. (2 cm on caliper seen above)
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Find the
millimeter mark on the fixed scale that is just to the left of the
0-mark on the vernier scale. (2.5 cm)
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Look along the ten
marks on the vernier scale and the millimeter marks on the adjacent
fixed scale, until you find the two that most nearly line up. (0.08
cm)
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To get the correct
reading, simply add this found digit to your previous reading. (2.58
cm)
Example:
Reading: 2.64
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