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