A tipping-bucket rain gauge measures rainfall by [INSERT FIGURE 7-25B. NO CAPTION]
A) measuring the volume of the water that spills out of the buckets
B) counting the number of time the bucket tips over
C) collecting the water that spills out of only one of the two buckets
D) weighing the rainwater that spills out of the buckets
Answer: B
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