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    ESS
    Grade-9
    Easy

    Question

    Students want to investigate how elevation above the sea level affects air temperature and pressure. They intend to hike from Heart Lake, elevation 3,279 feet, to the summit of Mt. Marcy, elevation 6,444 feet, in the Adirondack Mountains. What instruments should they use to gather data?

    1. Anemometer and thermometer
    2. Thermometer and barometer
    3. Anemometer and hydrometer

    4. None of these

    Hint:

    They should carry devices to measure temperature and atmospheric pressure

    The correct answer is: Thermometer and barometer

      Thermometer is a device that measures temperature and barometer is a device that measures atmospheric pressure

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