A scientist lives in Alaska near two popular vacation areas. After the first winter storm of the year, he went to both vacation areas and took measurements. At each area he used a Celsius thermometer to measure the temperature and a meter stick to measure the depth of the snow. He found that the colder area had less snow.
What was the scientist studying?
A. climate, because he measured temperature and depth
B. weather, because he used a Celsius thermometer
C. weather, because he only took measurements during one day
D. climate, because he compared two different locations