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Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Sir Watson Watt is called the Father of

A

Radar

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2
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What are the 5 common parts of satellites

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batteries, solar panel, computer, antenna/receiver, and transmitter

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3
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What was the first made satellite

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Sputnik 1

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4
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Who launched Sputnik 1

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Russia

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5
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What does radar stand for

A

Radio Detection and Ranging

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6
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Creates radio waves is an acronym

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Radar

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7
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Analyzes that returning waves and echos

A

Reciever

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8
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Part of the earths atmosphere stretches from 50 to 80 kilometers above earths atmosphere

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Ionosphere

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9
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What does AM Stand for

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Amplitude Modulation

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10
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Means reading the signal by measuring its amplitude or height theses waves are long and shallow and they are low-Frequency waves

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AM

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11
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What does FM stand for

A

Frequency Modulations

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12
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Is a signal that measures by its frequency or that number of waves per second these waves are hight frequency waves that have a short wave lenght

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FM

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13
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News broadcast that involves radar

A

Weather

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14
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Requires a subscribe

A

Satellite Radio

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15
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Always over the same spot; orbits at the same rate as the plant’s rotation; good for communication

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Geosynchronous

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16
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Is an Italian inventor invented Radio

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Guglielmo Marconi

17
Q

Radar system that tells how fast an object is moving and radio waves are enlarged

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Doppler Shift

18
Q

What are the 4 parts of Radar

A

Transmitter, receiver, antenna,and display

19
Q

Creates radio waves and amplifies their power

A

Transmitter

20
Q

Sends out waves and receives the returning signals that have bounced off something

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Antenna

21
Q

Analyzes the returning waves an dechos

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reciever

22
Q

Lets you see the information the radar collected

A

Display

23
Q

What are satellites launched into orbit by

A

rockets

24
Q

Is an organization to help Americans catch up into space race

A

NASA

25
Q

Baseball players use the what gun

A

Jugs

26
Q

Transmitted waves and receives echoes into the time between the transmission

A

Pulse Radar System

27
Q

WW11 British System

A

Pulse Radar System

28
Q

What does Amateur Radio operators stand for

A

Ham

29
Q

contols direction of the satellite

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Attitude Control System

30
Q

What does NASA mean

A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

31
Q

Antenna and reciever that supports communication between Earth and other satellites

A

Radio equitment

32
Q

Captures energy from the sun and uses it to power the satellite

A

Solar Pannel

33
Q

Stores the power for the satellite

A

Batteries

34
Q

Send, broadcast

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Transmit

35
Q

Runs the satellite

A

Computer

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