General Navigation USCG Question #1144 (Set 36)

A sling psychrometer is a(n) __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — instrument used to measure relative humidity

A sling psychrometer operates by evaporating moisture from a wetted wick across a thermometer bulb via rapid manual rotation, providing the wet-bulb depression needed to determine ambient relative humidity.

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