Activity 1.1- Answers / Aktiwiteit 1.
1 - Antwoorde
1.1. They are man-made objects orbiting high above Earth’s surface.
Mensgemaakte voorwerpe wat die Aarde hoog bo sy oppervlakte omwentel.
1.2. Weather forecasting, navigation, communication, town planning, geology and
prospecting.
Weervoorspelling, navigasie, kommunikasie, stadsbeplanning, geologie en
prospektering.
1.3. Satellites have scanners that scan Earth strip by strip by moving from side to
side. They send the information they capture back to earth in the form of
electronic signals. Computers then turn these signals into images.
Satelliete het skandeerders wat die Aarde se oppervlak stuk vir stuk skandeer
deur van kant tot kant te swaai. Hulle stuur dan die inligting as elektroniese
seine na die aarde. Die inligting word dan deur rekenaars omgeskakel in beelde.
1.4. Satellites keep constant watch and can spot new weather systems that are born.
They can then predict the movement of the systems and when or where it will
reach areas. This can save many lives. They can take pictures of clouds. It can
measure moist in the air and predict precipitation. It can measure surface and air
temperature. It can monitor and warn about climate changes.
Satelliete hou constant wag en kan nuwe weerstelsel wat gebore word,
waarneem. Dit monitor die stelsel en voorspel wanneer en watter areas dit sal
bereik. Sodoende kan dit baie lewens spaar. Hulle kan foto’s van wolke neem.
Dit meet die vog in die lug en kan presipitasie voorspel. Dit meet oppervlak en
lug temperature. Dit monitor en waarsku ten aansien van klimaatsveranderinge.
1.5. They don’t see white light so the colours on the images are false. The images
they produce are different to photographs. Its optical sensors cannot see
through dark clouds.
Hulle sien nie wit lig nie daarom is die kleure op ‘n satellietbeeld vals. Die beelde
wat hulle produseer is nie dieselfde as die van foto’s nie. Hulle optiese lense kan
nie deur donker wolke sien nie.
1.6. Satellites collect data such as new mineral deposits, which can be helpful to
prospectors and geologists. They can help town planners with info as to where
to do new developments. They give info on Earth’s resources such as the
oceans, land, forests and mineral resources. They can guide ships through the
oceans and aircraft through the air with info on weather systems.
Hulle versamel data t.a.v. nuwe mineraalvelde wat geoloë en prospekteerders
kan help. Dit gee inligting aan stadsbeplanners waar die beste area sal wees vir
nuwe ontwikkelinge. Dit gee inligting t.a.v. die Aarde se bronne soos oseane,
land, woude en minerale bronne. Dit lei skepe deur die oseane en vliegtuie deur
die lug deur inligting oor weerstoestande te verskaf.
1.7. Satellites keep a constant watch and spot when new weather systems are born
and follow them hour by hour. Meteorologists can predict with more accuracy
when and in which region a weather system will reach, especially with tropical
cyclones. This can save many lives. They can measure UV radiation and
temperatures on the surface and different levels in the atmosphere and give
warnings to citizens. They can measure moist in the air and predict rainfall and
evaporation rates.
Hulle hou konstant wag en neem die geboorte van nuwe weerstelsels waar wat
hulle dan uur na uur monitor. Dit laat weervoorspellers toe om meer akkurate
voorspellings t.a.v. wanneer en watter gebiede die stelsels sal bereik, Dit is veral
belangrik by tropiese siklone en kan sodoende baie lewens spaar. Hulle kan UV
en hitte op die Aarde se oppervlakte en verskillende vlakke in die atmosfeer
meet. Sodoende kan burgers gewaarsku word. Hulle kan die vog in die lug
meet en sodoende voorspellings van presipitasie en verdampingsvlakke maak.
