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Agriculture · Q1025

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1025

Q1025

Wind speed is measured by

A.
Anemometer
Answer
B.
Hydrometer
C.
Tensiometer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The speed of the wind is measured by an instrument known as Anemometer.
It also measures the direction of the wind. It is a common weather station instrument.
It is of various types and designs, the basic working of this instrument is that the wheels or cups rotate proportionally to the speed of the wind, which means the stronger the wind blows, the faster the wheels rotate. And it counts the number of rotations to calculate the speed of the wind.