General Navigation USCG Q#1132 (Set 35)

A sylphon cell is a part of a __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — barograph

A barograph utilizes a sylphon cell—a flexible, hermetically sealed corrugated metal capsule—to expand and contract with atmospheric pressure variations, mechanically driving a pen arm to record continuous barometric traces on a rotating drum.

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