Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 3: Remote Sensing

Self-Check Quizzes-English

1
What does GPS stand for?
A)Global Potential Satellite
B)Geographic Positioning System
C)Geodial Position Satellite
D)Global Positioning System
2
How does a Landsat satellite differentiate between objects on Earth's surface?
A)Landsat uses a single detector to measure the intensities of energy.
B)Landsat satellites take pictures using visible light.
C)Landsat utilizes radiated warmth which shows up as different frequencies.
D)Landsat measures the longest frequencies of electromagnetic radiation from Earth.
3
What does the Geographic Information System produce?
A)a comprehensive map composed of several different sets of data
B)a composite satellite image with data collected over several days
C)a comparison of data collected by several types of technology
D)a collection of time-lapse images taken from space and from the ocean's surface
4
How does the satellite Topex/Poseidon map ocean features?
A)visible light
B)radar
C)X rays
D)ultraviolet rays
5
Which method uses sound waves for remote sensing?
A)sonar
B)Landsat satellite
C)Topex/Poseison satellite
D)GPS
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