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- 1. Multiple Choice
An aerial photograph of Earth shows Earth’s surface exactly as it looks to the human eye. What do the sensors that take aerial photographs most likely detect?
ultraviolet radiation
visible light
infrared radiation
temperature differences
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following images of Earth’s surface can only be taken from space?
aerial images
satellite images
microwave image
infrared image
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which type of image would be expected to provide the greatest level of detail for someone studying vegetation types in a small region?
an aerial photograph taken from space
an aerial photograph taken from an airplane
a photograph taken from the ground
a satellite image taken from space
- 4. Multiple Choice
Satellites are able to use sensors to detect infrared and visible radiation. What type of information collected from a satellite would be most beneficial to a meteorologist making a weather forecast in a given area?
shape and height of clouds
shape of the sea floor
type of vegetation present
visualization of elevation changes
- 5. Multiple Choice
The image below represents a satellite view.
What type of land features are pictured in this image?
volcanoes
rivers
canyons
hills
- 6. Multiple Choice
Topographic maps show....
land
elevation
vegetation
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is Geographic information system (GIS)?
an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is Global positioning system (GPS)?
an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is remote sensing?
the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
- 10. Multiple Choice
What makes the better pet?
cat
dog
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is continental drift?
theory that all continents were all one, then broke up
fault lines
continents all drifted together
- 12. Multiple Choice
What are the type of plate tectonics?
condensation, radiation, convection
convergent, divergent, transform
position, location
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is erosion?
process by which sediment and other materials are broken down and moved
process by which sediment and other materials are laid down
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is deposition?
process by which sediment and other materials are broken down and moved
process by which sediment and other materials are laid down
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