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Remote Sensing MODIFIED
Contributed by: Messer
  • 1. A map maker is called a
A) cartographer
B) geographer
C) photographer
  • 2. Remote Sensing is
A) deployed from a plane or satellite
B) deployed from a computer
C) deployed from a camera and videocamera
  • 3. The First type of remote sensing were
A) TV remote controls
B) paintings from an air balloon
C) aerial photos
  • 4. Sensing that uses Heat or Temperature to detect is called
A) Sonar Sensing
B) Radar Sensing
C) Infrared Sensing
  • 5. Infrared sensing is used to help map
A) animals and plants
B) non-living objects
C) animals that have died
  • 6. Microwave Sensing uses
A) sound waves
B) very long wave lengths
C) short wave lengths
  • 7. Which two sensing methods bounce waves off of an object and back to detect things
A) radar and infrared
B) radar and sonar
C) microwave and sonar
  • 8. Sound waves are used in what type of sensing?
A) Infrared
B) Sonar
C) Microwave
  • 9. What sensing is used under water to detect things
A) Infrared
B) Sonar
C) Microwave
  • 10. The French used what two items to create maps in the 1800's
A) Planes and Satellites
B) A Spy Plane and a 35mm Camera
C) 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 by a person on two legs and a camera
C) Collecting information from a distance by photos or wave lengths
  • 12. When we see the colors in the rainbow, we are actually seeing
A) a man named Roy G Biv
B) every kind of light there is
C) a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • 13. Infrared Sensing is used commonly to study
A) objects that can only be picked up using sound waves
B) crops and different habitats
C) underwater sealife
  • 14. Radar is very beneficial because it can penetrate thick
A) walls and concrete
B) steel and wood
C) clouds and moisture
  • 15. Remote Sensing is NOT good to use when comparing an area before a Tsunami and then after the Tsunami
A) False
B) Could be either answer
C) True
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