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Which instrument is used to predict the approach of a low pressure system?

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Which instrument is used to predict the approach of a low pressure system?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Low pressure systems and what kind of weather they usually bring • Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure versus wind, temperature, or water depth • How changes over time in a reading can indicate approaching bad weather

💭 Think About

• Which of these instruments is specifically designed to measure air pressure, not temperature, wind speed, or depth? • If a storm or low-pressure area is approaching, which measurement would you expect to change first on board? • Match each option to what it measures, then ask: which one is directly linked to forecasting pressure systems?

✅ Before You Answer

• Know what each device measures: barometer, fathometer, thermometer, anemometer • Recall how a falling atmospheric pressure reading is used in weather prediction at sea • Eliminate any instrument that does NOT measure something related to air pressure or weather systems

Question 1 of 27070

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Which instrument is used to predict the approach of a low pressure system?

A

Barometer

B

Fathometer

C

Thermometer

D

Anemometer

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519a0e

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519a0e

Which instrument is used to predict the approach of a low pressure system?

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Question 1 of 27070

Q

Which instrument is used to predict the approach of a low pressure system?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Low pressure systems and what kind of weather they usually bring • Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure versus wind, temperature, or water depth • How changes over time in a reading can indicate approaching bad weather

💭 Think About

• Which of these instruments is specifically designed to measure air pressure, not temperature, wind speed, or depth? • If a storm or low-pressure area is approaching, which measurement would you expect to change first on board? • Match each option to what it measures, then ask: which one is directly linked to forecasting pressure systems?

✅ Before You Answer

• Know what each device measures: barometer, fathometer, thermometer, anemometer • Recall how a falling atmospheric pressure reading is used in weather prediction at sea • Eliminate any instrument that does NOT measure something related to air pressure or weather systems