Remote Sensing
  • 1. A map maker is called a
A) map quester
B) cartographer
C) photographer
D) geographer
  • 2. Remote Sensing is
A) deployed from a camera and videocamera
B) always done close up
C) deployed from a plane or satellite
D) deployed from a computer
  • 3. The First type of remote sensing were
A) aerial photos
B) sketches from a French Map Maker
C) paintings from an air balloon
D) TV remote controls
  • 4. Sensing that uses Heat or Temperature to detect is called
A) Radar Sensing
B) Infrared Sensing
C) Microwave Sensing
D) Sonar Sensing
  • 5. Infrared sensing is used to help map
A) animals that have died
B) non-living objects
C) cold blooded organisms
D) animals and plants
  • 6. Microwave Sensing uses
A) heat and temperature
B) very long wave lengths
C) sound waves
D) short wave lengths
  • 7. Which two sensing methods bounce waves off of an object and back to detect things
A) touch and tasting
B) radar and infrared
C) radar and sonar
D) microwave and sonar
  • 8. Sound waves are used in what type of sensing?
A) Sonar
B) Infrared
C) Radar
D) Microwave
  • 9. What sensing is used under water to detect things
A) Microwave
B) Radar
C) Sonar
D) Infrared
  • 10. The French used what two items to create maps in the 1800's
A) Hot Air Balloon and a Primitive Camera
B) A Parachute and an Artist to Draw what he saw
C) Planes and Satellites
D) A Spy Plane and a 35mm Camera
  • 11. Remote Sensing can be defined as
A) Collecting information from a distance by photos or wave lengths
B) Collecting information by a person on two legs and a camera
C) Collecting information through a remote controlled device
D) My TV remote to change my channels
  • 12. When we see the colors in the rainbow, we are actually seeing
A) The entire Electromagnetic Spectrum
B) a man named Roy G Biv
C) a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
D) every kind of light there is
  • 13. Infrared Sensing is used commonly to study
A) underwater sealife
B) crops and different habitats
C) very cold and distant objects
D) objects that can only be picked up using sound waves
  • 14. Radar is very beneficial because it can penetrate thick
A) steel and wood
B) walls and concrete
C) clouds and moisture
D) sand and very dry objects
  • 15. Remote Sensing is NOT good to use when comparing an area before a Tsunami and then after the Tsunami
A) Could be either answer
B) False
C) Remote Sensing has nothing t do with Tsunamis
D) True
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