ASVAB Shop Information Measuring Tools Practice Test 803882

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Micrometers

Micrometers provide accuracy to the thousandths of an inch and come in outside and inside varieties. An outside micrometer is used to measure outside thickness, such as the diameter of a bolt, while an inside micrometer is used to measure the inside dimension of an object, such as the diameter of the hole of a nut or the width of a channel.

What is a micrometer used for?

transferring dimensions between objects

ensuring that a surface is level

measuring length around corners

measuring the diameter of cylindrical objects with high precision