Correct Answer: D. Rise in temperature
Solution:Variation in Temperature. (Cumulative, + or -). When a chain or tape is used at temperature different from that at which it was calibrated, its length changes. Due to the rise in the The measured distance is thus less and the error temperature, the length of the chain increases. becomes negative. Due to the fall in temperature, the length decreases. The measured distance is thus more and the error becomes negative. In either cases the error is cumulative.