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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 955

Q955

Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by

A.
Mercury thermometers
B.
Gas thermometers
C.
Pyrometers
Answer
D.
Colour thermometers

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
A pyrometer is a type of remote-sensing thermometer used to measure the temperature of a surface. It is a device that from a distance determines the temperature of a luminous surface from the spectrum of the thermal radiation it emits, a process known as pyrometry.