Satellite Orbits Quiz

Which type of orbit is used mainly for telecommunication and GPS?

• Low Orbit

• Medium Orbit

• High Orbit

• Polar Orbit

What does sun-synchronous mean in the context of orbits?

• The orbit is tilted 45° to the equatorial plane.

• The orbit passes over the same area at the same solar time each cycle.

• The orbit is used for telecommunication.

• The orbit covers the whole planet.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What is a geosynchronous orbit?

• An orbit that remains in the same plane as the equator

• An orbit that can be tilted above or below the equator

• An orbit that is always above the North Pole

• An orbit that is always above the South Pole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the range of a medium-Earth orbit?

• 160 to 2,000 km above Earth

• 2,000 to 35,500 km above Earth

• Above 35,500 km above Earth

• 1,000 to 10,000 km above Earth

Which orbit class is farthest from Earth?

• Low-Earth orbit

• Medium-Earth orbit

• High-Earth orbit

• Lunar orbit

Which of the following has higher frequencies?

• Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays

• Radio, Microwave, Infrared

• Visible light

• Sound waves

What do some waves do when they encounter atmospheric components?

• They disappear

• They are reflected or absorbed

• They change color

• They increase in speed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What can be determined by measuring the size of the wavelength?

• The color of the wave

• The type of wave

• The speed of the wave

• The temperature of the wave

Which platform uses VIIRS for specific applications?

• Landsat 8

• MODIS

• Suomi NPP

• Hubble Space Telescope

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What kind of images are used for vegetation mapping?

• True-color images

• Grayscale images

• False-color images

• Infrared images