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During a field trip to a weather station, students were shown how an instrument used to measure the height of water relative to land works. The instrument is called a __________.
A)
rain gauge
B)
tide gauge
C)
wind vane
D)
land-water gauge
E)
water gauge

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Answer:

B) Tide gauge

Step-by-step explanation:

A tide gauge, which is one component of a modern water level monitoring station, is fitted with sensors that continuously record the height of the surrounding water level. Basically used to measure the height of water in surrounding land masses.

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