Scientific Instruments

🔬 Scientific Instruments Quick-Sheet

Instrument Measures / Detects Memory Hook
Barometer Atmospheric pressure “Bar-o-meter = Bar (pub) air pressure”
Altimeter Altitude (height above sea level) “Alt-i-tude-meter”
Ammeter Electric current (Amperes) “Amp-meter”
Voltmeter Potential difference (Volts) “Volt-meter”
Ohmmeter Electrical resistance (Ohms) “Ohm-meter”
Anemometer Wind speed “Air-nemo-meter” (Nemo swims in air)
Hygrometer Humidity (moisture) “Hygro = hydro = water”
Seismograph Earthquake waves “Seis = Shake-graph”
Galvanometer Small electric currents “Galvanize = tiny current”
Calorimeter Heat/Quantity of heat “Calorie-meter”
Spectrometer Light spectrum “Spectrum-meter”
Pyrometer Very high temperature “Pyro = fire”
Lactometer Milk purity “Lactose-meter”
Hydrometer Liquid density “Hydro-density-meter”
Sonometer Sound frequency “Sono = sound”

🔑 Master Mnemonic

B A V O A H S G C S P L H S
“BAs VOte AH Sir Gandhi Can Sing Pure Lyrics Happily Softly”
(First letter of each instrument in table order)

⚡ Rapid-Fire MCQs

Q1. Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure? Answer: Barometer
Q2. Device that records earthquake waves is? Answer: Seismograph
Q3. Milk purity is checked by? Answer: Lactometer
Q4. Anemometer measures? Answer: Wind speed
Q5. High temperature (>1000 °C) is measured by? Answer: Pyrometer
Q6. Electric current in a circuit is measured by? Answer: Ammeter
Q7. Which instrument is used to detect humidity? Answer: Hygrometer
Q8. Instrument to measure altitude in aircraft? Answer: Altimeter
Q9. Resistance is measured by? Answer: Ohmmeter
Q10. Calorimeter is used to measure? Answer: Heat/Quantity of heat