What was the primary purpose of the GPM satellite launched in 2014?
NASA | Scanning a Snow Storm

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To observe only snowstorms
To monitor only the East Coast
To measure only heavy rain
To measure a full range of precipitation types
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which colors represent frozen precipitation in the GPM observations?
Yellow to orange
Blue to green
Cyan to purple
Green to red
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In which regions did the snowstorm have a significant impact according to the video?
California and Nevada
West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland
Texas and Oklahoma
Florida and Georgia
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What advantage does the GPM's broader spectrum of precipitation data provide?
It ignores snow data
It only measures heavy rain
It focuses solely on tropical storms
It allows for better estimates of water content
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the role of the GPM core observatory in the international satellite network?
It is the reference standard for the network
It operates independently of other satellites
It serves as a backup satellite
It only collects data from the United States
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