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unit two lesson 4 8th

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

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?

a)

ultraviolet radiation

b)

visible light

c)

infrared radiation

d)

temperature differences

2.

Which of the following images of Earth’s surface can only be taken from space?

a)

aerial images

b)

satellite images

c)

microwave image

d)

infrared image

3.

Which type of image would be expected to provide the greatest level of detail for someone studying vegetation types in a small region?

a)

an aerial photograph taken from space

b)

an aerial photograph taken from an airplane

c)

a photograph taken from the ground

d)

a satellite image taken from space

4.

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?

a)

shape and height of clouds

b)

shape of the sea floor

c)

type of vegetation present

d)

visualization of elevation changes

5.

The image below represents a satellite view.

What type of land features are pictured in this image?

a)

volcanoes

b)

rivers

c)

canyons

d)

hills

6.

Topographic maps show....

a)

land

b)

elevation

c)

vegetation

7.

What is Geographic information system (GIS)?

a)

an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data

b)

a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface

c)

the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object

8.

What is Global positioning system (GPS)?

a)

an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data

b)

a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface

c)

the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object

9.

What is remote sensing?

a)

the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object

b)

a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface

c)

an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data

10.

What makes the better pet?

a)

cat

b)

dog

11.

What is continental drift?

a)

theory that all continents were all one, then broke up

b)

fault lines

c)

continents all drifted together

12.

What are the type of plate tectonics?

a)

condensation, radiation, convection

b)

convergent, divergent, transform

c)

position, location

13.

What is erosion?

a)

process by which sediment and other materials are broken down and moved

b)

process by which sediment and other materials are laid down

14.

What is deposition?

a)

process by which sediment and other materials are broken down and moved

b)

process by which sediment and other materials are laid down