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Choose the word that best completes the analogy: SEISMOGRAPH is to EARTHQUAKE as ANEMOMETER is to .

  1. RAIN
  2. WIND
  3. HUMIDITY
  4. PRESSURE

Answer

B. WIND

Solution

A SEISMOGRAPH measures EARTHQUAKES, just as an ANEMOMETER measures WIND speed.

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