WorksheetsIs somebody following my track?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What does GPS stand for?
(a)
How many satellites does the GPS need to work?
24
20
25
When was the GPS invented?
On June 26, 1993
On July 15, 2006
Which country invented GPS?
United States
Mexico
Japan
Mark 3 options of people who use the GPS.
Scientist
Doctors
Teachers
Military
Fisherman
(a) in Minnesota use GPS to study the movements and eating habits of deer. (b) in New York use GPS to measure land and buildings. (c) in Alaska use GPS to guide their boats. (d) in California use GPS to find out which mountains are getting taller and which are getting shorter every year.
It's the object that measures how much the ground shakes.
GPS
thermometer
seismometer
Mark the 2 other functions of the GPS.
It monitors ground motion caused by earthquakes.
Combined with other tools, it can predict rainfalls and flashfloods.
It prevents building falling.
It prevents that the tsunamies cause floods.
Mark the natural disasters in which GPS can help people prevent themselves.
rainfall
flash floods
earthquakes
landslides
wildfires
Reorder how the GPS works,
A GPS receives information from control and monitoring stations all over the world.
Those stations receive signals and images from human-made satellites that are orbiting Earth.
The GPS receiver uses those satellite signals and maps to show you where you are and the best way to get to where you are going.
