Questions Page 432 and

439

432 # 1-4, 6, 7
439 # 1,2, 5, 6,8
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• What are three uses of satellites?

• Communication, observation, remote

sensing, GPS
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What does the abbreviation GPS stand
for?

Global Positioning System

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Name the satellite that Canada first
launched to provide communications
across the country? What Year?

1972 Telesat Canada’s Anick 1 (communication)

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What is remote sensing?

Low Earth orbit. For observing Earth’s

surface and below
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With GPS technology, why do you require
at least 3 satellites to determine your
position?

Triangulation: Each satellite is only able

to measure a distance, not a position.
With three or more separate distances
from three separate satellites, it is
possible to calculate your position.
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Do you agree or disagree with the statement
“there is no location on Earth where GPS does
not work”? Explain

GPS does not work underground or in some well

insulated buildings. If you are outside on Earth’s
surface, it works everywhere.

Interested in more information about GPS

history: Click here for GPS history
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• Why is there a need for telescopes?

• There is a need for telescopes so that

we can see distant objects without
having to go into space.
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• What type of optical telescope uses
mirrors to focus light?

• Reflecting Telescopes
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• Describe the technique called
interferometry?

• Interferometry is a method of
improving a telescope’s resolution by
using multiple telescopes.
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• The resolving power of a telescope is a
measure of its:

c) ability to distinguish details in an

object
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• Large ground-based telescopes are built
with the ability to move to oppose the
movement of Earth. Why is this
necessary?

• It is necessary for the telescope to

move because as the Earth rotates,
objects move in the sky.
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• Why is the Hubble Space Telescope a
reflector and not a refractor?

• Hubble is too big to be made with

lenses. Lenses greater than 1m in
diameter causes the glass in the lens to
warp under its own weight.