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Name the instrument used for measuring air pressure.

A

Barometer

B

Thermometer

C

Seismograph

D

Hygrometer

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A barometer is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure. Numerous measurments of air pressure are used within surface weather analysis to help find surface through, high pressure systems and frontal boundaries.
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