Author Question: A tipping-bucket rain gauge measures rainfall by INSERT FIGURE 7-25B. NO CAPTION A) measuring the ... (Read 77 times)

meagbuch

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A tipping-bucket rain gauge measures rainfall by INSERT FIGURE 7-25B. NO CAPTION
 
  A) measuring the volume of the water that spills out of the buckets
  B) counting the number of time the bucket tips over
  C) collecting the water that spills out of only one of the two buckets
  D) weighing the rainwater that spills out of the buckets

Question 2

Which of the following does not compromise the accuracy of rain gauge measurements? INSERT FIGURE 7-25A. NO CAPTION
 
  A) different sizes of raindrops entering the gauge
  B) evaporation from the gauge
  C) wind blowing raindrops away from the gauge
  D) dust and debris falling into the gauge



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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