Is there any way to test a breaker?

If you look at the name plate on the motor it will tell you what the full load amps of the motor is.The tag will probable say fla then a number like 2.5 means it draws 2.5 amps at full load your breaker needs to be double that because it draws more amps when it starts all motors do..Put a amp probe on the hot wire coming out of the breaker and see how many amps it draws.Lets say the breaker is 15 amps and the breaker kicks when it reads 10 amps the breaker is bad