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satellite communcation 3

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

INTELSAT stands for -

a)

International Telecommunications Satellite

b)

India Telecommunications Satellite

c)

Inter Telecommunications Satellite

d)

None of the other mentioned options

2.

What are the types of satellites?

a)

Artificial & Homemade

b)

Natural & Organic

c)

Natural & Artificial

3.

A satellite goes round the earth in 90 minutes in a circular orbit. What will be the height of the satellite above the earth(radius 6370 km).

a)

7865 km

b)

7235 km

c)

865 km

d)

6370 km

4.
All the planet moves around the Sun in _______ orbit.
a)
circular
b)
parabolic
c)
hyperbolic
d)
elliptical
5.

Mass of the earth is

a)

6400 kg

b)

5.972 × 1024 kg

c)

20000 kg

d)

05 kg

6.

What word describes a trip around a planet, and may be circular, elliptical, or hyperbolic in shape?

a)

Orbit

b)

Period

c)

Satellite

7.

What word describes how long it takes a satellite to orbit a planet (or sun)?

a)

Orbit

b)

Period

c)

Satellite

8.

The Earth's _________ is about 365 days.

a)

Orbit

b)

Period

c)

Satellite

9.

The space shuttle is orbiting the Earth clockwise. Which vector shows the direction of the gravitational force acting on the shuttle?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

10.

Which diagram best shows the gravitational interaction between Earth and a satellite?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
Geostationary satellites are positioned: 
a)
Over the equator
b)
Under the equator
c)
The North Pole
d)
The South Pole
12.
In simplest terms, what does Kepler's 3rd law state? 
a)
planets take a long time to orbit the sun
b)
there is no relationship between the distance of planet from the sun and the time it takes to orbit the sun
c)
there is a mathematical relationship between the distance of a planet from the sun and the time it takes to orbit the sun
d)
every planet has the same orbital period
13.
Which of the following is Newton's Law on Gravitation?
a)
F=Gm1m2/r
b)
F = Gm1m2/r2
c)
F = Gm1m2/2r
d)
F = m1m2/2r
14.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
15.

First experimental remote sensing satellite built in India.

a)

Aryabhatta

b)

GSAT-4

c)

BHASKARA I

d)

ROHINI(RS1)

16.
The force keeping an object in circular motion
a)
Centripetal
b)
Centrifugal
c)
Acceleration
d)
Velocity
17.
The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun is...
a)
Friction
b)
Tension
c)
Gravity
d)
weight
18.
If the centripetal force is removed, an object in circular motion would...
a)
Continue in circular motion
b)
Move in a straight line
19.
Centripetal force is measured in
a)
m/s2
b)
Newtons
c)
Joules
d)
kg
20.
A satellite which takes 24 hours for 1 complete orbit is called a
a)
polar satellite
b)
geostationary satellite
21.

which of the following not a Modulation/Multiple Access Method?

a)

FDMA

b)

CDWA

c)

TDMA

d)

CDMA

22.

Each user has their own frequency slot

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

23.

All stations transmit data on same frequency, but at different times

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

24.

Users use same frequency at the same time.

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

25.

_______ allowing them to utilize the allocated radio spectrum without interfering with each other.

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

26.

In CDMA, ___________ used to differentiate signals are designed and generated at a much higher rate than the baseband information

a)

bit

b)

code

c)

frequency

d)

time

27.

All Earth stations can receive the entire sequence and extract the signal of their interest.

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

28.

Each user has its own Pseudorandom Noise (PN) or pseudo-codeword (orthogonal to others).

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

29.

______ is most practical for digital data only, because of the burst nature of the transmissions.

a)

TDMA

b)

FDMA

c)

CDMA

30.

Name a natural satellite.

a)

moon

b)

saturn

c)

sun

31.

Name the satellite which Google map uses.

a)

Navigation satellite

b)

Communication satellite

c)

Weather satellite

32.

T/F: The point in a satellite's orbit that is closest to Earth is called the apogee.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Where is the planet moving faster?

a)

Position A to B

b)

Position B to C

c)

Position H to I

d)

Position I to J

34.

What has an eccentricity of zero?

a)

a straight line

b)

a large ellipse

c)

a circle

d)

a small ellipse

35.

Which two factors determine the gravitational force between two objects?

a)

Shape

b)

Mass

c)

Orbital Speed

d)

Distance