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What is the purpose of a barometer on a ship?
What is the purpose of a barometer on a ship?
- Measuring humidity
- Measuring air and sea surface temperature
- Measuring atmospheric pressure (correct)
- Measuring wind speed
Which instrument is used to measure wind speed on a ship?
Which instrument is used to measure wind speed on a ship?
- Rain gauge
- Pyranometer
- Hygrometer
- Anemometer (correct)
What was the first meteorological instrument invented?
What was the first meteorological instrument invented?
- Anemometer
- Hygrometer
- Barometer (correct)
- Thermometer
Which instrument is used to measure humidity on a ship?
Which instrument is used to measure humidity on a ship?
What is the purpose of a thermometer on a ship?
What is the purpose of a thermometer on a ship?
Which instrument is used to measure solar radiation on a ship?
Which instrument is used to measure solar radiation on a ship?
What does an anemometer measure?
What does an anemometer measure?
What is the purpose of a wind vane?
What is the purpose of a wind vane?
Which instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period?
Which instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period?
What is the purpose of a hygrometer?
What is the purpose of a hygrometer?
What does a psychrometer measure?
What does a psychrometer measure?
Which factor allows the flow of wind?
Which factor allows the flow of wind?
What is the purpose of an anemometer on a ship's bridge?
What is the purpose of an anemometer on a ship's bridge?
Which instrument is used to measure temperature, humidity, and dew point simultaneously?
Which instrument is used to measure temperature, humidity, and dew point simultaneously?
What is the role of Coriolis force in determining wind direction?
What is the role of Coriolis force in determining wind direction?
What does a rain gauge measure?
What does a rain gauge measure?
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